Welcome to Moffit ...

Moffit is located in Burleigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moffit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Moffit is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Moffit (for example, toward Kenel (SD)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Moffit: 701

The ZIP code for Moffit: 58560<3>

Communities Also Named Moffit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Moffit - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Moffit ...

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

• Hazelton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Hazelton is located in Emmons County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <5>
• Braddock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braddock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
  • Braddock is located in Emmons County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braddock <5>
• Sterling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sterling
  • From Moffit to Sterling
• McKenzie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McKenzie
  • From Moffit to McKenzie
• Driscoll
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driscoll
  • Driscoll is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driscoll <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Driscoll
  • From Moffit to Driscoll
• Menoken
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
  • Menoken is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menoken <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Menoken
  • From Moffit to Menoken
• Apple Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Apple Valley
  • From Moffit to Apple Valley
• Fort Rice
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rice
  • Fort Rice is located in Morton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Rice
  • From Moffit to Fort Rice
• Huff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Huff is located in Morton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huff
  • From Moffit to Huff
• Livona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Livona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livona
  • Livona is located in Emmons County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Livona
  • From Moffit to Livona

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moffit ...

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

Adding Moffit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moffit 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 Moffit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Moffit post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moffit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Burleigh County: www.co.burleigh.nd.us/

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