Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 9 min5:41 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 16 min8:34 am – 4:50 pm
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People239 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.397 householdsMedian household income $59,792Median home value $106,30090% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $558 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, Spanish 10%, French or Haitian Creole 3%, other languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 16°F, lows -2°F19 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month June49 in of snow a year, on about 35 days12 days above 90°F, 190 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Westhope station, 16 mi away; snow from Upham 3 N
Parks and public landsBottineau County Waterfowl Production Areanational wildlife refuge · 2.4 mi · 217 acresJ. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.2 mi · 55,029 acresUpper Souris National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.1 mi · 31,551 acresDenbigh Purchase Unitnational forest · 35.7 mi · 595 acresSouris Purchase Unitnational forest · 40.3 mi · 105 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBottineau County, ND, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025289 of 364 days measured63 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 283main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ward County, ND, 38 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Maxbassserves 84 people from ground water9 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,501 ft458 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUnited States Air Force Regional Hospital20.8 miPost officeMaxbass Post Office1.7 miFire stationMaxbass Rural Fire Protection District1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMinot International Airport MOT31 miUS highwayUS 834.6 miAmtrakMinot, ND MOT33 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58760 ZIP area.
