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Welcome to Plaza ...

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

Plaza was established in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Plaza has a population of 212 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Plaza is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Plaza: 701

The ZIP code for Plaza: 58771<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plaza had an population of 212 people. This is an increase of 23.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Plaza had a population of 171 people. This makes Plaza the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Plaza represents 0.03% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 220th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 171 people, the population of Plaza increased 2.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 167 people).

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

Communities Also Named Plaza ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Plaza - they are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan (2), New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Plaza ...

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

  • Parshall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Makoti
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ryder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseglen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Van Hook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Van Hook is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook
  • Belden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Belden is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Berthold
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blaisdell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
  • Shell Creek ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shell Creek is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plaza ...

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

Adding Plaza to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plaza post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plaza.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Mountrail, 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 Plaza.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plaza - 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 Plaza). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Plaza 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/