Welcome to Pembina ...

The city of Pembina is located in Pembina County<1>.

The location of Pembina has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Pembina was established in 1812.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pembina has a population of 540 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Pembina is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Pembina lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Pembina: (701)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pembina had an population of 540 people. This is a decrease of 8.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pembina had a population of 592 people (which is 7.99% of the total population of Pembina County). This makes Pembina the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Pembina represents 0.09% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 110th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 592 people, the population of Pembina decreased 7.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 642 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pembina.

Communities Also Named Pembina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Pembina - they are located in Arkansas, Michigan and Missouri (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pembina.

Communities near Pembina ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pembina.

• Altona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <5>
• Hallock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
  • Hallock is located in Kittson County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <5>
• Gretna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Roseau River 2
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseau River 2 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseau River 2
• Neche
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
  • Neche is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <5>
• Bathgate
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bathgate
  • Bathgate is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bathgate <5>
• Hamilton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Humboldt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Kittson County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
• Stockport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport
• McArthur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Pembina County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pembina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pembina.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pembina. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pembina.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pembina. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pembina.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pembina ...

Looking for more information about Pembina? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pembina, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pembina.

Adding Pembina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pembina in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pembina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pembina post office opened in 1850.

We also found Pembina in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pembina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pembina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/