Local servicesHospitalCHI Saint Alexius Health Williston Medical Center8.1 miPost officeBadlands Postal Store Post Office7.1 miTown hallWilliston City Hall9.4 miPoliceWilliams County Sheriff's Office9.4 miFire stationWilliston Fire Station 36.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWilliston State College9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilliston Basin International Airport XWA1.8 miUS highwayUS 851.4 miAmtrakWilliston, ND WTN9.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58802 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 5 min5:54 am – 9:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 20 min8:43 am – 5:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 85°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 24°F, lows 4°F15 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month June39 in of snow a year, on about 28 days27 days above 90°F, 177 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Williston Exp Farm station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksWilliston State Collegecollege · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSpring Lake Parkpark · 7.1 mi · 132 acresWestern Star Complexrecreation area · 7.6 miLewis And Clark Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 12,237 acresTrentonstate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 6,452 acresLake Zahl National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.2 mi · 3,212 acresLewis And Clark State Parkstate park · 25.2 mi · 607 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 5 Sep 197530 mi away, near Froid, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 28 Sep 201223 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWilliams County, ND, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 365 days measured64 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 197main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McKenzie County, ND, 38 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Willistonserves 26,426 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,185 ft666 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
