Medora is a city in Billings County, North Dakota, home to about 198 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 58645.
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)492 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO500 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL859 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Medora; 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.
Medora had 121 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.
It’s the 178th largest of 402 towns in North Dakota by population.
Billings County grew from 975 residents in 1900 to 945 in 2020.
Billings County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 15.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Medora, ND weather station (2 miles away).
309 jobs at 55 businesses in Billings County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Medora.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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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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Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Public schools here are run by Billings Co 1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demores Elementary SchoolMedora | Pre-K–8 | 55 | Public | 2.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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