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North Dakota›Mountrail County

Myrtle TownshipND

A town of 55.

Is Myrtle Township a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is White Earth Valley Wildlife Management Area, at 234 acres. Myrtle Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

55 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Pleasant Valley TownshipManitou TownshipSorkness TownshipWhite Earth TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipManitou TownshipSorkness TownshipWhite Earth TownshipMyrtle Township
Getting set up

Moving to Myrtle Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Myrtle Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterR & T Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Myrtle Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTioga Public School District 15Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMountrail County AuditorMountrail County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes58794, 5877658794 91% · 58776 9%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Myrtle Township.

Natural hazards

Myrtle Township has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves

Compared with 84% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Myrtle Township is lower. Expected losses in Myrtle Township break down as 45% from cold waves and 20% from inland flooding.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Myrtle Township’s year

The range runs from 1° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 44 inches of snow a winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–23°
Spring28–52°
Summer53–79°
Fall30–54°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Myrtle Township is

The share of adults in Myrtle Township who get no exercise outside work: 26%. This North Dakota town tracks North Dakota closely on all 32 CDC measures. Just over a fifth of adults binge drink locally, below the North Dakota town median (22%) but above the median of U.S. towns (16%). Two figures for adults locally: 29% feel lonely, 20% have been diagnosed with depression.

Myrtle TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)21%22%16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%29%33%
Depression (CDC PLACES)20%21%23%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%73%79%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Tioga Medical Center
9.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 8.8% of Myrtle Township

Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a higher share of conserved land than Myrtle Township. In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 22 miles of trail. Its density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.

8.8%conserved
Myrtle TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land8.8%2.8%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.6 miles per square mile0.70.4
8.8%
conserved · 2,053 of 23,213 acres
22 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. White Earth Valley Wildlife Management Area—234

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Myrtle Township

13pages on Myrtle Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Myrtle Township; the nearest are

Questions about Myrtle Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Myrtle Township, ND a good place to live?

Myrtle Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.