Local servicesHospitalSanford South University Hospital Fargo3.2 miPost officeDilworth Post Office3.2 miTown hallDilworth City Hall3.2 miPoliceDilworth Police Department3.1 miFire stationMoorhead Fire Department Station 21.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 otherSchoolMoorhead Alternative Learning Center1.0 miElementaryS G Reinertsen Elementary School1.2 miSchoolProbstfield Center for Education1.5 miCollegeMinnesota State Community and Technical College - Moorhead1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHector International Airport FAR7.0 miInterstateI-942.3 miUS highwayUS 751.7 miAmtrakDetroit Lakes, MN DLK42 miCoachMoorhead (MSU - Comstock)Jefferson Lines2.5 miTransit7 stops within a mileMetropolitan Area Transit (MATBUS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 52 min5:32 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 32 min8:09 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 17°F, lows -2°F24 in of rain a yearwettest month June53 in of snow a year, on about 40 days7 days above 90°F, 183 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fargo 3s station, 3 mi away; snow from Moorhead
Nearby landmarksMinnesota State Community and Technical College - Moorheadcollege · 1.2 miConcordia Collegecollege · 2.5 miWild Rice Riverriver · 6.0 miSouth Branch Buffalo Riverriver · 7.0 miOttertail River Reservoirreservoir · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouthside Regional Parkpark · under a mile · 117 acresVillage Green Sixthpark · under a mileBuffalo River State Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 1,338 acresFargo National Cemeteryhistoric site · 11.7 miBluestem Prairie State Scientific and Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 1,196 acresSheyenne National Grasslandnational grassland · 33.1 mi · 70,428 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowClay County, MN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025275 of 361 days measured75 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 7 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 192main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cass County, ND, 25 mi away
Drinking waterMoorheadserves 44,583 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation912 ft278 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
