Sentinel Butte is a city in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, home to about 57 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 58654.
Homes sold for a median of $536 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Part is in Sentinel Butte
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sentinel Butte. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)483 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO491 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL867 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sentinel Butte; 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.
Sentinel Butte had 61 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 297th largest of 402 towns in North Dakota by population.
Golden Valley County grew from 4,832 residents in 1920 to 1,736 in 2020.
Golden Valley County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 16.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beach, ND weather station (12 miles away).
406 jobs at 65 businesses in Golden Valley County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sentinel Butte.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 8 |
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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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