Welcome to Des Lacs ...

The city of Des Lacs is located in Ward County<1>.

Des Lacs was established in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Des Lacs has a population of 199 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Des Lacs is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Des Lacs is within the (701) area code.

The ZIP code for Des Lacs: 58733<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Des Lacs had an population of 199 people. This is a decrease of 2.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Des Lacs had a population of 204 people. This makes Des Lacs the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Des Lacs represents 0.03% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 204 people, the population of Des Lacs decreased 2.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 209 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Des Lacs.

Communities near Des Lacs ...

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

• Minot
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
  • Minot is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minot <5>
• Surrey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surrey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Surrey is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrey <5>
• Burlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
• Berthold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthold
  • Berthold is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berthold <5>
• Carpio
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpio
  • Carpio is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpio <5>
• Lonetree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
  • Lonetree is located in Ward County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonetree <5>
• Foxholm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxholm
  • Foxholm is located in Ward County
• Ruthville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Ruthville is located in Ward County
• Donnybrook
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
  • Donnybrook is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnybrook <5>
• Glenburn
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenburn <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 Des Lacs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Des Lacs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Des Lacs ...

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

Adding Des Lacs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Des Lacs post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Des Lacs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ward County: www.co.ward.nd.us/

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