Welcome to Carrington ...

The city of Carrington is located in Foster County<1> and is the County Seat for Foster County.

Carrington was established in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carrington has a population of 1,985 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Carrington is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Carrington lies within the (701) area code.

The ZIP code for Carrington: 58421<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carrington had an population of 1,985 people. This is a decrease of 3.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carrington had a population of 2,065 people (or 61.77% of the total population of Foster County). This makes Carrington the county's most populous community.

The population of Carrington represents 0.31% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,065 people, the population of Carrington decreased 8.95% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,268 people).

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

Communities Also Named Carrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Carrington - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Carrington ...

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

• New Rockford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rockford
  • New Rockford is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rockford <5>
• Sykeston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykeston
  • Sykeston is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykeston <5>
• Grace City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
  • Grace City is located in Foster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <5>
• Cathay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
  • Cathay is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathay <5>
• Guptill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
  • Guptill is located in Foster County
• Barlow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Barlow is located in Foster County
• Melville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Foster County
• Brantford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
  • Brantford is located in Eddy County
• Kensal
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensal
  • Kensal is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensal <5>
• Pingree
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree
  • Pingree is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pingree <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrington. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carrington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrington ...

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

Adding Carrington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carrington 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 Carrington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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