New Rockford

New Rockford is a tiny city and the county seat of Eddy County in the U.S. Great Plains state of North Dakota. The city has a unique nature, with a tasteful combination of 1800s historical sites alongside community events.

Understand
Situated on the near-completely dried up James River and home to a junction of the abandoned Great Northern Railway, it's almost in the middle of nowhere: 96 miles (155 km) northeast of the state capital of Bismarck and 118 miles (190 k ) northwest of North Dakota's largest city Fargo. 1,352 people (2018 estimate) reside in the 1½ square mile (4 km²) area of New Rockford.

Get in
New Rockford is 150 miles from Fargo, 135 miles from Bismarck, 125 miles from Grand Forks, and 120 miles from Minot.


 * By car: from I-94, take US-281 north about 60 miles
 * Tomlinson Field, New Rockford ND, Tel: +1 701 947-5047
 * Community Credit Union, 20 1st. St. N, +1 701 947-5011.
 * Security State Bank of ND, 6 South 8th Street, +1 701 947-2421.

Connect
New Rockford is in area code 701.
 * City Library, 813 1st. Ave. N, +1 701 947-5540.
 * Post Office, 827 1st. Ave. N, +1 701 947-5312.