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Palermo TownshipND

A town of 38, settled in 1902.

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Is Palermo Township a good place to live?

47% of the land in Palermo Township is conserved, against 2.8% in North Dakota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Palermo Wildlife Management Area, at 38 acres. Palermo Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

38 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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Palermo Township’s story

124 years in pictures

Census counts: 177 in 1910, a peak of 205 in 1930, 125 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1953 on.

  • 1902Palermo Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Palermo Township: who provides what

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

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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 Palermo Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsStanley Public School District 2Which 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 codes58769, 5878458769 88% · 58784 12%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 Palermo Township.

Outdoors

Conserved land covers nearly a third of Palermo Township

Walkers can cover 18 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Palermo Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.5 miles per square mile.

47.3%conserved
47.3%
conserved · 10,286 of 21,738 acres
18 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Palermo Wildlife Management Area—38

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

Natural hazards

Very low risk in Palermo Township, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. 45% of Palermo Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 20%.

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

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Palermo Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

The range runs from 1° on a January night to 81° on a July afternoon, with about 47 inches of snow a winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–22°
Spring27–52°
Summer52–78°
Fall30–53°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Palermo Township is

The share of adults in Palermo Township who smoke cigarettes is 16%, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. This North Dakota town tracks North Dakota closely on all 32 CDC measures. Among adults in the town, 22% binge drink.

Palermo TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)22%22%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)72%73%79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)20%21%23%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Mountrail County Medical Center
6.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Palermo Township

14pages on Palermo Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Palermo Township; the nearest are

About Palermo Township

City in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States

Palermo ( PAL-ər-moh) is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1902
Area
2.2 sq mi
Elevation
2,208 ft
ZIP code
58769
Area code
701

Questions about Palermo Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Palermo Township, ND a good place to live?

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