Welcome to Palermo ...

The city of Palermo is located in Mountrail County<1>.

Palermo was established in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Palermo has a population of 98 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Palermo is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Palermo is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Palermo and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Palermo: (701)

The ZIP code for Palermo: 58769<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Palermo had an population of 98 people. This is an increase of 32.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Palermo had a population of 74 people. This makes Palermo the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Palermo represents 0.01% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 308th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 74 people, the population of Palermo decreased 3.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 77 people).

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

Communities Also Named Palermo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Palermo - they are located in California, Florida (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Palermo ...

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

• Stanley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
• Ross
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Ross is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <5>
• Donnybrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
  • Donnybrook is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnybrook <5>
• Blaisdell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaisdell
  • Blaisdell is located in Mountrail County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaisdell <5>
• Belden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Belden is located in Mountrail County
• Coulee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee
  • Coulee is located in Mountrail County
• Berthold
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthold
  • Berthold is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berthold <5>
• Carpio
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpio
  • Carpio is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpio <5>
• Kenmare
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenmare have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmare
  • Kenmare is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmare <5>
• Niobe
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
  • Niobe is located in Ward County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palermo ...

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

Adding Palermo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Palermo post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palermo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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