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Welcome to Arnegard ...

The city of Arnegard is located in McKenzie County<1>.

Arnegard was established in 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Arnegard has a population of 177 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Arnegard is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Arnegard is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Arnegard (for example, toward Fairview (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Arnegard: 701

The ZIP code for Arnegard: 58835<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arnegard had an population of 177 people. This is an increase of 53.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 68.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arnegard had a population of 115 people. This makes Arnegard the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Arnegard represents 0.02% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 260th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 115 people, the population of Arnegard increased 9.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 105 people).

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

Communities near Arnegard ...

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

  • Watford City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alexander
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rawson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rawson is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
  • Schafer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Schafer is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schafer
  • Charbonneau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
  • Lake Jessie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
  • Banks ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Banks is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Cartwright
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Keene
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Trenton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arnegard ...

Looking for more information about Arnegard? 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 Arnegard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arnegard.

Adding Arnegard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arnegard 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 Arnegard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arnegard post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arnegard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including McKenzie, 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 Arnegard.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arnegard - 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 Arnegard). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arnegard 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/