Fargo is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, home to about 131,627 people across 50 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 58102, 58103, 58104 and 58105, and parts of 58047 are in Fargo too.
Homes sold for a median of $159 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Fargo; also Reile's Acres and North River
Mostly Fargo; also Frontier and Briarwood
All in Fargo
Mostly Horace; part is in Fargo
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)221 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hector International Airport (FAR)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN216 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL570 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fargo; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Fargo had 125,990 residents in the 2020 census, up 39% since 2000.
It’s the 1st largest of 402 towns in North Dakota by population.
Cass County grew from 28,625 residents in 1900 to 184,525 in 2020.
Cass County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average -2°F. About 24.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fargo 3s, ND weather station (3 miles away).
113,306 jobs at 5,988 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3,509 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fargo’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 289 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 809 |
| Dentists | 151 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 725 |
| Mental health providers | 817 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 520 |
| Optometrists | 62 |
| Chiropractors | 136 |
| Pharmacies | 51 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (121 nearby)
Grocery stores (27 nearby)
Pharmacies (11 nearby)
Libraries (9 nearby)
Museums (8 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (9 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1871.
Colleges and universities
Sports teams
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Fargo 1, West Fargo 6. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Special Education SchoolFargo | Pre-K | 162 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Bennett Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 622 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| Centennial Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 639 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 312 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Deer Creek Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 384 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| Eagles Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 292 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Ed Clapp Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 444 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Explorer AcademyFargo | K–8 | 34 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Fargo K-8 Virtual AcademyFargo | K–8 | 22 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 344 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Independence Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 553 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Jefferson Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 270 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Kennedy Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 469 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Lewis and Clark Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 439 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 330 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Longfellow Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 386 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Madison Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 134 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Mckinley Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 169 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Meadowlark Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 379 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Osgood Elem SchoolFargo | K–5 | 554 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Washington Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 292 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Willow Park Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 461 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Ben Franklin Middle SchoolFargo | 6–8 | 873 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Carl Ben Eielson Middle SchoolFargo | 6–8 | 677 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Discovery Middle SchoolFargo | 6–8 | 992 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Self-Directed AcademyFargo | 6–8 | 16 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Dakota High SchoolFargo | 9–12 | 127 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Fargo 9-12 Virtual AcademyFargo | 9–12 | 113 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Fargo Davies High SchoolFargo | 9–12 | 1,277 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| North High SchoolFargo | 9–12 | 1,110 | Public | 3.4 mi |
And 1 more.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capstone Classical AcademyFargo | Pre-K–8 | 154 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.1 mi |
| Children's Montessori CenterFargo | Pre-K–2 | 23 | Nonsectarian | 2.4 mi |
| Grace Lutheran SchoolFargo | Pre-K–8 | 83 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 1.6 mi |
| Jpii Catholic SchoolsFargo | Pre-K–12 | 1,137 | Roman Catholic | 4.5 mi |
| Full Circle AcademyFargo | K–5 | 5 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 mi |
| Holy Spirit Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 67 | Roman Catholic | 3.0 mi |
| Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary SchoolFargo | K–5 | 318 | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 2.2 mi |
| Oak Grove Lutheran SchoolFargo | K–12 | 655 | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 3.1 mi |
| Sacred Heart Middle SchoolFargo | 6–8 | 263 | Roman Catholic | 4.5 mi |
| Shanley High SchoolFargo | 9–12 | 316 | Roman Catholic | 4.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Horace, Reile's Acres, Oxbow, Frontier, North River, Briarwood and Prairie Rose.
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