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Welcome to Rocklake ...

The city of Rocklake is located in Towner County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocklake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

The city was incorporated April 28, 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rocklake has a population of 97 people<2> (see below for details).

Rocklake is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Rocklake: 701

The ZIP code for Rocklake: 58365<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rocklake had an population of 97 people. This is a decrease of 3.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 50% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rocklake had a population of 101 people. This makes Rocklake the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Rocklake represents 0.02% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 269th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 101 people, the population of Rocklake decreased 47.94% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 194 people).

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

Websites for Rocklake ...

Official Website: www.rocklakend.com/

Communities near Rocklake ...

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

  • Rolla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rolla is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <5>
  • Bisbee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sarles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Egeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Calio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Calio is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Calvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hansboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Perth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Agate
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mather
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocklake ...

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

Adding Rocklake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rocklake post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocklake.

Footnotes ...

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