North Dakota · Census place 3807200
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is a city in Burleigh County, North Dakota with an estimated 77,772 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 2nd largest of 51 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 77,772
- #2 of 51 in North Dakota
- Change since 2020
- +5.5%
- +4,031 people
- Land area
- 34.7 sq mi
- + 0.50 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,242 / sq mi
- State median 1,621
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Bismarck population, 2020 to 2024
Bismarck added 4,031 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.5%. In the latest year it moved by +1,383. Among 14 North Dakota places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 3rd; the median place changed by +0.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in North Dakota has 25,242 people, so Bismarck is 3.1 times that size.
Bismarck covers 34.69 square miles of land and 0.50 of water, for 2,242 people per square mile of land. The median North Dakota place of 5,000+ has 1,621, so Bismarck is denser than the typical town.
What county Bismarck is in
All of Bismarck's residents live in Burleigh County, which had 103,107 residents in 2024. Bismarck holds 75.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Bismarck
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Bismarck by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 58501, 58503, 58504, 58505. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Bismarck is
The Census internal point of Bismarck is at 46.814600, -100.770100. That is next to the Bismarck capitol point. The nearest larger place is Fargo, ND (136,285 people), 186.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 46.814600, -100.770100
- DMS
- 46°48'52.56"N 100°46'12.36"W
- UTM
- 14N 364963.7E 5186082.8N
- Geohash
- cb266fm6y
- Plus code
- 85RXR67H+RX
Daylight in Bismarck
At 46.81° N, Bismarck gets about 15 h 52 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 32 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 20 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Bismarck
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Dakota, measured between internal points. The closest is Lincoln, 4.7 miles away, with 4,502 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Bismarck, ND?
77,772 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 4,031 (5.5%) from 73,741 in July 2020.
What county is Bismarck in?
Burleigh County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Bismarck?
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 58501, 58503, 58504, 58505.
How far is Bismarck from Bismarck?
Bismarck's internal point is within about a mile of the Bismarck capitol point.
What is the nearest larger city to Bismarck?
Fargo, ND, with 136,285 residents, 186.3 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.