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Pettibone, North Dakota 6-13-2008
North Dakota›Kidder County

PettiboneND

A town of 59, settled in 1910.

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Pettibone, ND · Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗

Is Pettibone a good place to live?

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

Small town

59 people, and everyone knows the way

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

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pettibone’s trash rules yet
SchoolsKidder County School District 1Which 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 hereKidder County AuditorKidder County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code5847558475 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

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Climate

Pettibone: four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 81° and January nights drop to -1°.

81°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–21°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–79°
Fall32–54°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
81°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Pettibone, mostly cold waves

Pettibone’s FEMA hazard score stands at 65 of 100, against 40 of 100 in North Dakota’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Pettibone after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. 41% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 20%.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

More of Pettibone’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

The share of adults in Pettibone who had a checkup this year is 80%, above North Dakota’s towns (73%) and close to U.S. towns (79%). No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Pettibone. Among adults in the town, 15% have diabetes. The town beats the North Dakota average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

PettiboneNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)44%31%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)25%29%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)12%15%17%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%8.9%12%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
8 better14 too close to call10 worse
What stands outPettiboneND
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.8%8.9%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.6%5.8%
More adults with heart disease11.2%6.1%
Carrington Health Center
30.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

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After high school

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About Pettibone

City in North Dakota, United States

Pettibone is a small city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 60 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 57 in 2024,

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

Established
1910
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,847 ft
ZIP code
58475
Area code
701

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Is Pettibone, ND a good place to live?

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