YorkND
A town of 14, founded in 1886.
Is York a good place to live?
York has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
14 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The other York
York takes its name from York in North Yorkshire, England, 3,930 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionYork, founded in 1886, takes its name from York, a city in North Yorkshire, England.
1 more U.S. town is named after York:York, ME14,293
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Moving to York: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in York, and how to reach them.
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 York.
A typical July afternoon in York is cooler than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country
The seasons in York: cold, snowy winters, pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to -4° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in York, mostly cold waves
Federal disaster aid has reached households in York after 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. On expected storm and flood damage, York sits below 61% of U.S. communities. 55% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 12%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of York’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town
In York, 27% of adults feel lonely, and 14% have diabetes. Among adults locally, 21% have been diagnosed with depression, near the North Dakota town median (21%) and below the median of U.S. towns (23%). Nearly two fifths of York adults have obesity. Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than York.
| York | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.9% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 16% |
| What stands out | York | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 17.6% | 21.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.6% | 76.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about York
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of York; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 York residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About York
City in North Dakota, United States
York is a city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 17 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 14 in 2025.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1887
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,611 ft
- ZIP code
- 58386
- Area code
- 701
Questions about York
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is York, ND a good place to live?
York has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.