North Dakota · Census place 3856620

New Rockford, North Dakota

New Rockford is a city in Eddy County, North Dakota with an estimated 1,334 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 38th largest of 51 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,334; #38 of 51 in North Dakota
Change since 2020: -0.9%; -12 people
Land area: 1.7 sq mi; + 0.03 sq mi water
Density: 776 / sq mi; State median 1,621

Orange pin: New Rockford. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Bismarck.

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New Rockford population, 2020 to 2024

New Rockford lost 12 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.9%. In the latest year it moved by +16.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,357. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

New Rockford covers 1.72 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 776 people per square mile of land. The median North Dakota place of 5,000+ has 1,621, so New Rockford is less dense than the typical town.

What county New Rockford is in

All of New Rockford's residents live in Eddy County, which had 2,309 residents in 2024. New Rockford holds 57.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in New Rockford

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New Rockford by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 58356. 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 New Rockford is

The Census internal point of New Rockford is at 47.679600, -99.137700. Bismarck, the capital, is 97.3 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Carrington, ND (2,019 people), 15.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND, 122.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 47.679600, -99.137700
DMS: 47°40'46.56"N 99°08'15.72"W
UTM: 14N 489664.8E 5280699.3N
Geohash: cb3x0pf1u
Plus code: 86V2MVH6+RW

Daylight in New Rockford

At 47.68° N, New Rockford gets about 16 h 00 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 25 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near New Rockford

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Dakota, measured between internal points. The closest is Carrington, 15.7 miles away, with 2,019 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of New Rockford, ND?

1,334 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 12 (0.9%) from 1,346 in July 2020.

What county is New Rockford in?

Eddy County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover New Rockford?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 58356.

How far is New Rockford from Bismarck?

97.3 miles (156.6 km) in a straight line, heading SW from New Rockford.

What is the nearest larger city to New Rockford?

Carrington, ND, with 2,019 residents, 15.7 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.