Golden Valley County Courthouse · National Register of Historic Places
Beach’s story
124 years in pictures
1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1902Beach is settled
BeachND
A town of 899, settled in 1902.
Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
899
−3.7% since 2010
Median home value
$137K
Census ACS
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
45.2
years
Jobs based here
320
Balanced
Small town
899 people, and everyone knows the way
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Weather
Forecast →57°
Mostly Cloudy
H 58° · L 42°
Local news
All →- Beach vs Away - Girls Freshman Volleyball 10/01/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 30
- Team Highlights: Varsity Football New England High School vs. Beach High School - New EnglandNFHS Network · Sep 25
- Beach vs Belfield - Girls Middle School Volleyball 09/21/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 21
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Beach. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Beach has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter8–29°
Spring29–55°
Summer52–81°
Fall31–56°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
About one in four working residents works right in Beach
About one in 4 of Beach’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Beach (17%), Dickinson (5%) and Medora (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
28%work in town
Where working residents work
In Beach28%
Beach17%
Dickinson5%
Medora5%
Golva4%
13 mi
median commute distance
320
jobs based in Beach
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Beach is
Beach beats the North Dakota average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
32 measures vs. North Dakota
4 better17 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Beach | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 17.7% | 21.3% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70.2% | 64.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 5.9% |
Glendive Medical Center
35.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools
Beach’s public schools outperform 53% of North Dakota districts
The public schools Beach’s kids attend outperform 53% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School | PK–6 | 150 | B |
| Beach Elementary Virtual Academy | K–6 | — | Not graded |
| Beach High School | 7–12 | 111 | C+ |
| Beach High Virtual Academy | 7–12 | 5 | Not graded |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ND on state testsAll 4 schools →
Outdoors
0% of Beach is conserved land
1.8 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,637 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beach Pond and Golf Course | — | 47 |
| 2. Golden Valley Memorial Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Gazebo Park - Beach Community Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Beach
City in North Dakota, United States
Beach is a city in and the county seat of Golden Valley County in the State of North Dakota. The population was 981 at the 2020 census and was estimated to be 993 in 2024. Beach was incorporated in 1909. Walter Losinski was elected mayor of Beach in June 2022. Beach is approximately 1 mile away from Montana.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1902
- Population
- 981
- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,776 ft
- ZIP code
- 58621
- Area code
- 701
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