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Welcome to Harvey ...

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

Harvey was established in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harvey has a population of 1,631 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Harvey is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Harvey: 701

The ZIP code for Harvey: 58341<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harvey had an population of 1,631 people. This is a decrease of 8.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harvey had a population of 1,783 people (which is 42.53% of the total population of Wells County). This makes Harvey the county's most populous community.

The population of Harvey represents 0.27% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 35th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,783 people, the population of Harvey decreased 10.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,989 people).

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

Communities Also Named Harvey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Harvey - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Harvey ...

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

  • Fessenden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Anamoose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Esmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamberg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Selz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Selz is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
  • Funston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Funston is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Chaseley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Goodrich
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurdsfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harvey. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Harvey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harvey ...

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

Adding Harvey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harvey post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvey.

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 Harvey.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harvey - 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 Harvey). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harvey 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/