Lefor, North Dakota

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

46°40′54″N 102°33′35″W / 46.68167°N 102.55972°W / 46.68167; -102.55972CountryUnited StatesStateNorth DakotaCounty StarkElevation

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2,592 ft (790 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

58641

Area code701GNIS feature ID1029858^[1]

Lefor is an unincorporated community in southern Stark County, North Dakota, United States. It lies southeast of the city of Dickinson, the county seat of Stark County.^[2] Its elevation is 2,592 feet (790 m).^[3] Lefor's post office closed November 2, 2002,^[4] but the town still has its own ZIP code of 58641.^[5]

Lefor has the highest percentage of residents of Hungarian origin of any zip code in the United States.^[6]

Lefor is part of the Dickinson Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lefor has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lefor, North Dakota
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 77.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lefor, North Dakota, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-02-13. Accessed 2008-03-31.
^ U.S. Postal Service Postmaster Finder: Post Offices by ZIP Code Archived April 28, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on July 12, 2008
^ Zip Code Lookup
^ Zip Codes with the Highest Percentage of Hungarians in the United States
^ Climate Summary for Lefor, North Dakota