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Welcome to Sabin ...

The city of Sabin is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sabin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sabin has a population of 560 people<2> (see below for details).

Sabin is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sabin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sabin: 218

The ZIP code for Sabin: 56580<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sabin had an population of 560 people. This is an increase of 7.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sabin had a population of 522 people. This makes Sabin the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 522 people, the population of Sabin increased 23.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 421 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sabin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sabin - they are located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sabin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sabin.

  • Fargo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <5>
  • Moorhead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Fargo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dilworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Horace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Horace is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <5>
  • Barnesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glyndon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kindred
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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 Sabin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sabin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sabin. 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 Sabin.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sabin ...

Looking for more information about Sabin? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sabin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sabin.

Adding Sabin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sabin 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 (so far) for Sabin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sabin post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sabin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sabin.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sabin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Sabin). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sabin or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/