Powers Lake, North Dakota

About Powers Lake

Powers Lake is a tiny community in northwestern North Dakota, home to 376 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Powers Lake is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.39 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 271 residents per square mile.

📰 Powers Lake News Today

• Bakken Rocks Cookfest coming to Powers Lake next week - KFYR-TV KFYR-TV · Jul 12
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Powers Lake, North Dakota 58773 The Weather Channel · Dec 28
• Donald Erie Obituary Jan 9, 2017 Thomas Family Funeral Home · Mar 20
• Lowell C. Van Berkom Obituary Oct 24, 2025 Bradshaw Funeral · Oct 24
• Olmar Demar Enget Cedar Memorial · Jun 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Powers Lake Unique

• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northwestern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Dakota — one of 406 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Powers Lake

• Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lostwood Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Smisheck Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Powers Lake

• POWERS LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• POWERS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Powers Lake

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