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Sanborn’s story
147 years in pictures
1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1879Sanborn is settled
- 2004NDMap-doton-Sanborn
SanbornND
A town of 103, settled in 1879.
Population
103
residents
Median home value
$103K
Census ACS
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
61.0
years
Jobs based here
67
Balanced
Small town
103 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Sanborn has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to -1°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
46″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter3–22°
Spring30–52°
Summer55–79°
Fall33–54°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Sanborn
Most working residents leave Sanborn for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Valley City (23%), Fargo (21%) and Jamestown (14%). Half commute less than 35 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Sanborn1%
Valley City23%
Fargo21%
Jamestown14%
Cooperstown5%
35 mi
median commute distance
67
jobs based in Sanborn
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Sanborn is
Sanborn beats the North Dakota average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
32 measures vs. North Dakota
7 better23 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Sanborn | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.2% |
Chi Mercy Health
10.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Sanborn
City in North Dakota, United States
Sanborn is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 161 at the 2020 census. Sanborn was founded in 1879.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1879
- Population
- 161
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,450 ft
- ZIP code
- 58480
- Area code
- 701