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Tappen Oil Company - Tappen, North Dakota 6-10-2008

TappenND

A town of 295, settled in 1882.

Population
295
residents
Median home value
$64K
Census ACS
Household income
$50K
median
Median age
45.9
years
Jobs based here
23
A commuter town
Small town

295 people, and everyone knows the way

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Cloudy
H 62° · L 55°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Tappen

Most working residents leave Tappen for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Steele (27%), Bismarck (12%) and Jamestown (7%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Tappen1%
Steele27%
Bismarck12%
Jamestown7%
Mandan6%
36 mi
median commute distance
23
jobs based in Tappen
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Tappen has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–22°
Spring29–52°
Summer55–79°
Fall32–55°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Tappen is

Tappen beats the North Dakota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
1 better25 too close to call6 worse
What stands outTappenND
More adults treating high blood pressure80.2%76.3%
More adults with heart disease7.7%6.1%
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
40.6 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 →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Tappen for work

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

27% → Steele Steele 27% 12% → Bismarck Bismarck 12% 7% → Jamestown Jamestown 7% 6% → Mandan Mandan 6% 6% → Fargo Fargo 6% 4% → Woodlawn Woodlawn 4% Tappen · 1% stay
23jobs based in Tappen
1%of working residents work in town
36 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Tappen

City in North Dakota, United States

Tappen is a city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 217 at the 2020 census.

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

Established
1882
Population
217
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
1,772 ft
ZIP code
58487
Area code
701

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