Valley City, North Dakota

About Valley City

Valley City is a close-knit town in southeastern North Dakota counting 6,580 people who proudly call it home.

Valley City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.3 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,530 residents per square mile.

📰 Valley City News Today

• Mark Jacobson Obituary (1946 - 2026) - Valley City, ND - Valley City Times-Record Legacy obituary · Aug 14
• Woman pleads not guilty in 1981 ‘Baby Rebecca’ murder case in Valley City valleynewslive.com · Jul 29
• Valley City walks off Cass County to advance Jamestown Sun · Aug 13
• Trey McPartland, North Dakota State Bison, Offensive Tackle 247sports.com · Aug 17
• Jolleen Brown Obituary Aug 11, 2026 - Eddy Funeral Home | Williams-Lisko Funeral Home Eddy Funeral Home · Aug 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Valley City Unique

• A top-25 city in North Dakota by population (#12 of 355 incorporated places).
• Positioned in southeastern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.1% of North Dakota's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,580.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Valley City

• Ally Beans — coffee shop (café)
• Bridges Bar & Grill
• Budget Burger — burger
• Captians Pub Food and Brew
• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Chinese Palace — chinese
• City Lights Supper Club
• Duttons Parlour (café)
• El Valle — mexican
• Holy Grounds — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Barnes County Historical Society Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Valley City

• City Park reviews ★
• Dike East reviews ★
• Faust Park reviews ★
• Hi-Line Prarie Gardens and Orchard · Garden reviews ★
• Medicine Wheel Park reviews ★
• Memorial Garden reviews ★
• Memorial park reviews ★
• NV park reviews ★
• Pioneer Park reviews ★
• Riverview Park reviews ★
• VCSU Park reviews ★
• Valley City Community Garden · Garden reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Valley City

• JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• VALLEY CITY HIGH SCHOOL
• VALLEY CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Chi Mercy Health ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Valley City

🏘️ Nearby Communities