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North Dakota›Adams County

Orange TownshipND

A town of 17, settled in 1908.

Is Orange Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

17 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
South Fork TownshipLincoln TownshipMenz TownshipSouth Fork TownshipLincoln TownshipMenz TownshipOrange Township
Getting set up

Moving to Orange Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterStanding Rock Rural Water System1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Orange Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHettinger Public School District 13Which 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 hereAdams County AuditorAdams County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code5763857638 100%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 Orange Township.

Climate

Orange Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher midsummer high than Orange Township. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 6° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–28°
Spring30–55°
Summer54–81°
Fall32–57°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 20
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, more of Orange Township’s adults have diabetes

28% of Orange Township adults feel lonely. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Orange Township. The share of adults in Orange Township who have been diagnosed with depression is 20%, close to North Dakota’s towns (21%) and below U.S. towns (23%). Two figures for adults here: 29% sleep under 7 hours, 16% binge drink.

Orange TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%8.9%12%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%33%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)16%22%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%31%35%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
4 better15 too close to call13 worse
What stands outOrange TownshipND
Fewer binge drinkers16.1%21.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure81.7%76.3%
More adults with heart disease9.6%6.1%
West River Regional Medical Center
27.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 1.9% of Orange Township

Orange Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.9 miles per square mile. 30 miles of trail.

1.9%conserved
Orange TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.9 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land1.9%2.8%4.3%
1.9%
conserved · 436 of 22,866 acres
30 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi

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

Natural hazards

Orange Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves

FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 29% to hail. Orange Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 51 of 100, above both the North Dakota town median (40 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).

51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesHailInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Orange Township

13pages on Orange Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Orange Township; the nearest are

About 0 of every 100 Orange Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Questions about Orange Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Orange Township, ND a good place to live?

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