Welcome to Medora ...

The city of Medora is located in Billings County<1> and is the County Seat for Billings County.

Medora was established in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Medora has a population of 131 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Medora is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Medora is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Medora lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Medora: (701)

The ZIP code for Medora: 58645<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Medora had an population of 131 people. This is an increase of 16.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Medora had a population of 112 people (which is 14.3% of the total population of Billings County). This makes Medora the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Medora represents 0.02% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 261st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 112 people, the population of Medora increased 12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 100 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Medora.

Communities Also Named Medora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Medora - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Missouri, North Carolina and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Medora.

Communities near Medora ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Medora.

• Belfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfield
  • Belfield is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfield <6>
• Sentinel Butte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Butte
  • Sentinel Butte is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sentinel Butte <6>
• Fryburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
  • Fryburg is located in Billings County
• Beach
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Beach is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach <6>
• Fairfield
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Billings County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
• Golva
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golva
  • Golva is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golva <6>
• South Heart
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Heart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heart
  • South Heart is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Heart <6>
• New Hradec
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hradec
  • New Hradec is located in Dunn County
  • Former name for New Hradec:
  • Novy Hradec

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Medora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medora.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Medora. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Medora.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Medora. See our Newspapers Page for Medora.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medora ...

Looking for more information about Medora? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Medora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Medora.

Adding Medora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medora in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Medora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Medora post office opened in 1883.

We also found Medora in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Medora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/