Local servicesHospitalMountrail County Medical Center12.0 miPost officeRoss Post Office5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilliston Basin International Airport XWA52 miUS highwayUS 25.7 miAmtrakStanley, ND STN12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58776 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58776 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 5 min5:49 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 20 min8:38 am – 4:58 pm
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People230 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.9109 householdsMedian household income $81,797Median rent $1,285 a month15% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate80% of adults are in the labour force, 104 employedMain industries: other services 46%, farming, forestry and mining 32%, education and health care 9%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, German or Dutch 5%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 80°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 17°F, lows -1°F19 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month June47 in of snow a year, on about 41 days10 days above 90°F, 202 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stanley 3 Nnw station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksRat Lakelake · 7.5 miRobinson Lakelake · 7.5 miWhite Earth Riverriver · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWhite Earth Valleystate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 269 acresAntelope Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 953 acresLostwood National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.2 mi · 27,331 acresShell Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.3 mi · 786 acresMountrail County Waterfowl Production Areanational wildlife refuge · 23.3 mi · 400 acresLewis And Clark State Parkstate park · 29.2 mi · 607 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 28 Sep 201236 mi away, near Williston, North DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 28 Sep 201236 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMountrail County, ND, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025278 of 365 days measured74 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 9 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 285main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Burke County, ND, 38 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL44% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Rossserves 97 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 202110 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,416 ft736 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
