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Welcome to Hamberg ...

The city of Hamberg is located in Wells County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamberg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hamberg has a population of 20 people<2> (see below for details).

Hamberg is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Hamberg: 701

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hamberg had an population of 20 people. This is a decrease of 4.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hamberg had a population of 21 people. This makes Hamberg the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21 people, the population of Hamberg decreased 25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 28 people).

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

Communities near Hamberg ...

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

  • Harvey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • New Rockford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fessenden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Maddock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sheyenne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Oberon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cathay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bremen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Selz
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Selz is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
  • Esmond
    (21 miles [33.8 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 Hamberg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamberg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamberg ...

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

Adding Hamberg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamberg 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 Hamberg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hamberg post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamberg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Wells, 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 Hamberg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamberg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/