Town guide

Kief, North Dakota

Kief is a city in McLean County, North Dakota across 1.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 58712 and 58723.

ZIP codes in Kief

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Balfour, ND58712Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

Part is in Kief, part in Balfour

Butte, ND58723Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

Mostly Butte; part is in Kief

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Around Kief

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)408 miles away
Closer regional airportMinot International Airport (MOT)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN403 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL757 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Kief; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Kief

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Kief had 8 residents in the 2020 census, down 38% since 2000.

McLean County grew from 4,791 residents in 1900 to 9,771 in 2020.

Kief population by census2000: 13, 2010: 13, 2020: 813200013201082020

McLean County, 1900–2020

McLean County population, 1900 to 20201900: 4,791, 1910: 14,496, 1920: 17,266, 1930: 17,991, 1940: 16,082, 1950: 18,824, 1960: 14,030, 1970: 11,251, 1980: 12,383, 1990: 10,457, 2000: 9,311, 2010: 8,962, 2020: 9,7715K’00’1017K’20’3016K’40’5014K’60’7012K’80’909K’00’1010K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average -3°F. About 18.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near KiefJan: high 17°F, low -3°F, 0.4 in; Feb: high 22°F, low 1°F, 0.5 in; Mar: high 34°F, low 13°F, 0.7 in; Apr: high 52°F, low 27°F, 1.1 in; May: high 66°F, low 41°F, 2.6 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 52°F, 3.6 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 56°F, 2.7 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 54°F, 2.2 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 44°F, 1.7 in; Oct: high 54°F, low 31°F, 1.4 in; Nov: high 36°F, low 16°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 23°F, low 4°F, 0.6 in17°-3°Jan0.422°1°Feb0.534°13°Mar0.752°27°Apr1.166°41°May2.675°52°Jun3.681°56°Jul2.781°54°Aug2.271°44°Sep1.754°31°Oct1.436°16°Nov0.723°4°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Drake 9 Ne, ND weather station (18 miles away).

Jobs in McLean County

2,319 jobs at 257 businesses in McLean County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in McLean CountyMining, oil and gas: 489 jobs; Retail trade: 308 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 264 jobs; Utilities: 241 jobs; Wholesale trade: 195 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 178 jobs; Finance and insurance: 135 jobs; Manufacturing: 115 jobsMining, oil and gas 21% Retail trade 13% Health care and social assistance 11% Utilities 10% Wholesale trade 8% Hotels and restaurants 8% Finance and insurance 6% Manufacturing 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kief’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle LakeCritical access hospital · emergency room · Turtle Lake27.9 miles
  • Smp Health St. AloisiusCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Harvey32.1 miles
  • Trinity HospitalsGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Minot40.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1

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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Butte and Balfour.

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