Arvilla, North Dakota

Arvilla, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
Arvilla Community Center
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Coordinates: 47°55′9″N 97°29′41″W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Grand Forks
Elevation	1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	58214
Area code	701
GNIS feature ID	1027748

Arvilla (also Orange) is an unincorporated community in central Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 2, west of the city of Grand Forks, the county seat of Grand Forks County.^[1] Its elevation is 1,004 feet (306 m). The community was first named Orange for Orange County, New York; it was renamed Arvilla for Arvilla Estella Hersey, the wife of a local farmer.^[2] Although Arvilla is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 58214.^[3] The post office was established in 1882. ^[4]

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, Arvilla has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.^[5]

Transportation

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Grand Forks, 20 miles (32 km) to the east.

References

1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 77.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arvilla, North Dakota, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-02-13. Accessed 2008-03-28.
3. Zip Code Lookup Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
4. "US Post Offices". Blevins, Cameron; Helbock, Richard W. 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
5. Climate Summary for Arvilla, North Dakota