Nome

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Nome

Total population

49

Median home value

$0

6.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$72,500

Nome$73k

National$74k

Founded

1901

Air quality index

30Good

Elevation408 m

Land area1.07 km²

Weather53°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates46.68°, -97.82°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Nome is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 51 at the 2020 census. Nome was founded in 1901.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Nome, ND from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in North Dakota

• Fingal
  6.1 mi away · pop. 174
• Kathryn
  7.3 mi away
• Enderlin
  11.1 mi away · pop. 985
• Fort Ransom
  11.8 mi away · pop. 106
• Alice
  13.6 mi away · pop. 18
• Sheldon
  16.4 mi away · pop. 89
• Lisbon
  17.5 mi away · pop. 2,259
• Oriska
  17.7 mi away · pop. 231
• Litchville
  17.9 mi away
• Tower City
  18.5 mi away · pop. 304
• Elliott
  18.9 mi away
• Valley City
  19.2 mi away · pop. 6,541

Browse all places in North Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nome

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 208 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Prairie Onion

Allium stellatum

Seen 2026-08-26

Arabesque Orbweaver

Neoscona arabesca

Seen 2025-07-31

chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Seen 2025-07-20

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Seen 2025-07-01

switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Seen 2025-04-12

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Seen 2025-04-11

common motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

Seen 2024-11-18

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2024-10-27

bur oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Seen 2024-09-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-23 07:15 UTC.