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Welcome to Beulah ...

The city of Beulah is located in Mercer County<1>.

Beulah was established in 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Beulah has a population of 3,152 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Beulah is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Beulah: 701

The ZIP code for Beulah: 58523<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Beulah had an population of 3,152 people. This is an increase of 0.99% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beulah had a population of 3,121 people (or 37.07% of the total population of Mercer County). This makes Beulah the county's most populous community.

The population of Beulah represents 0.46% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 17th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,121 people, the population of Beulah has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,152 people).

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

Communities Also Named Beulah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 57 communities that are also named Beulah - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (7), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Manitoba (2), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Beulah ...

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

  • Hazen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stanton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Zap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Golden Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
    • Golden Valley is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <5>
  • Dodge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Krem ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
    • Krem is located in Mercer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Krem
    • From Beulah to Krem
  • Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hannover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Knife River Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
    • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
  • Nishu ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nishu. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishu
    • Nishu is located in McLean County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nishu
    • From Beulah to Nishu

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beulah ...

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

Adding Beulah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beulah 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 Beulah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Beulah post office opened in 1914.

We also found Beulah on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beulah.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Mercer, 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 Beulah.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beulah - 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 Beulah). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Beulah 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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