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Reeder, North Dakota
North Dakota›Adams County

Reeder TownshipND

A town of 38, settled in 1907.

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Photo of Reeder Township

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

Is Reeder Township a good place to live?

Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher January low than Reeder Township. Reeder 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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Reeder, North Dakota
Reeder, North Dakota, 1942
Reeder Township’s story

119 years in pictures

Census counts: 198 in 1910, a peak of 395 in 1930, 125 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1942 and 2 maps from 1969 on.

  • 1907Reeder Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Reeder Township: who provides what

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

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Reeder Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsScranton Public School District 33Which 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 code5864958649 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 Reeder Township.

Climate

Reeder Township: four seasons and pleasant summers

Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a higher typical July afternoon high than Reeder Township. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 7° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–30°
Spring29–54°
Summer53–81°
Fall31–57°
Sep 18
typical first frost
May 24
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Reeder Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure

The share of adults in Reeder Township who sleep under 7 hours is 31%, against 33% in North Dakota’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Reeder Township. Among adults in the town, 20% have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, Reeder Township beats the North Dakota average on 5 and trails it on 11.

Reeder TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%31%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%8.9%12%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%29%33%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
5 better16 too close to call11 worse
What stands outReeder TownshipND
Fewer binge drinkers17.1%21.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure83.1%76.3%
More adults with heart disease9.7%6.1%
West River Regional Medical Center
15.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Protected land: 4.3% of Reeder Township

36 miles of trail. The density of trails for Reeder Township comes to 1.0 miles per square mile, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4.

4.3%conserved
Reeder TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile1.0 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land4.3%2.8%4.3%
4.3%
conserved · 951 of 22,338 acres
36 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi

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

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Reeder Township is cold waves, at a moderate overall level

FEMA puts just over two fifths of Reeder Township’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 29% to hail. The FEMA hazard score for Reeder Township comes to 51 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 Reeder Township

15pages on Reeder Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Reeder Township; the nearest are

About Reeder Township

City in North Dakota, United States

Reeder is a city in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census. Reeder was founded in 1907 along the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and named after E. O. Reeder, the railroad's assistant chief engineer. Reeder is a stop along the old Yellowstone Trail, the first transcontinental automobile highway in the Northern United States. A strain of wheat developed by the North Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station has been named after the town.

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

Established
1907
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
2,812 ft
ZIP code
58649
Area code
701

Questions about Reeder Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Reeder Township, ND a good place to live?

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