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Welcome to Flaxton ...

The city of Flaxton is located in Burke County<1>.

Flaxton was established in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Flaxton has a population of 64 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Note: If you travel west from Flaxton, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Flaxton: 701

The ZIP code for Flaxton: 58737<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Flaxton had an population of 64 people. This is a decrease of 3.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Flaxton had a population of 66 people. This makes Flaxton the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 66 people, the population of Flaxton decreased 9.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 73 people).

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

Communities Also Named Flaxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Flaxton - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Flaxton ...

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

  • Bowbells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lignite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Portal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Portal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rival is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
  • Northgate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Niobe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Niobe is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
  • Kenmare
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Larson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Larson is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flaxton ...

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

Adding Flaxton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Flaxton post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flaxton.

Footnotes ...

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