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Welcome to Flasher ...

The city of Flasher is located in Morton County<1>.

Flasher was established in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Flasher has a population of 206 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Flasher is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Flasher: 701

The ZIP code for Flasher: 58535<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Flasher had an population of 206 people. This is a decrease of 11.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Flasher had a population of 232 people. This makes Flasher the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Flasher represents 0.03% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 190th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 232 people, the population of Flasher decreased 18.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 285 people).

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

Communities near Flasher ...

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

  • Carson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lark is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
  • Raleigh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Gertrude
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Gertrude is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gertrude
  • Shields
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Porcupine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Anthony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Leith
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Leith is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Solen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Almont
    (23 miles [37 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 Flasher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flasher.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flasher ...

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

Adding Flasher to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Flasher post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flasher.

Footnotes ...

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