New Town, North Dakota

New Town, North Dakota
City
Post office in New Town
Location of New Town, North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°59′23″N 102°30′18″W / 47.98972°N 102.50500°W / 47.98972; -102.50500
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Mountrail
Founded	August 1950
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Uran
Area [1]
• Total	2.89 sq mi (7.48 km2)
• Land	2.89 sq mi (7.48 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,926 ft (587 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,764
• Estimate  (2022)[4]	2,645
• Density	957.06/sq mi (369.58/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58763
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-56740
GNIS feature ID	1036184[2]
Highways	ND 23, ND 1804
Website	citynewtownnd.com

New Town is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota. The population was 2,764 at the time of the 2020 census,^[3] making it the 18th largest city in North Dakota. New Town was platted in 1950 as a replacement site for the residents of Sanish and Van Hook, as these towns were scheduled to be flooded by the creation of Lake Sakakawea, a reservoir to provide water for irrigation.^[5]

It is the largest city and the administrative center of the Fort Berthold Reservation. New Town is home to Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. New Town is located on State Highway 23 at the crossing of Lake Sakakawea by the Four Bears Bridge.