Welcome to Hamberg ...

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

The location of Hamberg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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<3> (see below for details).

Hamberg is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hamberg is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <5>
• New Rockford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Fessenden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
  • Fessenden is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <5>
• Maddock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock
  • Maddock is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maddock <5>
• Sheyenne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheyenne
  • Sheyenne is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheyenne <5>
• Oberon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
  • Oberon is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <5>
• Cathay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Bremen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Selz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
  • Selz is located in Pierce County
• Esmond
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Esmond is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esmond <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 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 for Hamberg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Hamberg on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamberg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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