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Epping Hardware - Epping, North Dakota 10-18-2008

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A town of 124, settled in 1905. A typical home worth about $359K.

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Population
124
residents
Typical home
$359K
+5.8% in a year
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
51.0
years
Jobs based here
37
A commuter town

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Small town

124 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 67° · L 47°

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 10% of U.S. communities.

10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Epping

Most working residents leave Epping for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Williston (34%), Ray (7%) and Missouri Ridge (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Epping2%
Williston34%
Ray7%
Missouri Ridge7%
Trenton5%
16 mi
median commute distance
37
jobs based in Epping
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Epping home is worth about $359K

The typical Epping home is worth about $359,000, up 5.8% in a year, 23% above the North Dakota typical home.

$359KZillow home value

Typical home value

Epping$359K
North Dakota$292K
+5.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Epping has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–24°
Spring29–53°
Summer53–80°
Fall31–55°
Sep 21
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Epping is

Epping beats the North Dakota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
3 better25 too close to call4 worse
What stands outEppingND
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth5.7%10.8%
Fewer adults who have had cancer6.5%8.2%
More smokers17.7%13.1%
Chi St. Alexius Health Williston
15.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Epping for work

Where Epping’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

34% → Williston Williston 34% 7% → Ray Ray 7% 7% → Missouri Ridge Missouri Ridge 7% 5% → Trenton Trenton 5% 4% → Minot Minot 4% 4% → Fargo Fargo 4% Epping · 2% stay
37jobs based in Epping
2%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Framed "family tree" record in farmhouse near Epping. Williams County, North Dakota
1937 · Framed "family tree" record in farmhouse near Epping. Williams County, North Dakota · Library of Congress
Epping’s story

121 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Leo Nelson, state secretary of Farmers' Holiday Association, speaking at township meeting near Epping, North DakotaEpping, North Dakota. President of the local WCTU (Woman's Christian Temperance Union)Epping, North Dakota. Mrs. Dahlen, wife of county chairman of the defense savings campaign, addressing a meeting of wom…
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About Epping

City in North Dakota, United States

Epping is a city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 84 at the 2020 census. Epping was founded in 1905 along the transcontinental rail line of the Great Northern Railway. The name comes from the city of Epping in England.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1905
Population
84
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
2,215 ft
ZIP code
58843
Area code
701

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Epping, ND · Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗