Welcome to Portal ...
The city of Portal is located in Burke County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Portal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Portal has a population of 144 people<2> (see below for details).
Portal is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Portal lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Portal and travel east, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Portal lies within the (701) area code.
The ZIP code for Portal: 58772<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Portal had an population of 144 people. This is an increase of 14.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.92% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Portal had a population of 126 people (which is 6.4% of the total population of Burke County). This makes Portal the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Portal represents 0.02% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 249th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 126 people, the population of Portal decreased 3.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 131 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Portal.
Communities Also Named Portal ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Portal - they are located in Arizona, Georgia, Montana, Nebraska and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Portal.
Communities near Portal ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Portal.
- Bienfait
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bienfait
- Bowbells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowbells have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowbells
- Bowbells is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowbells <6>
- Lignite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
- Lignite is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lignite <6>
- Frobisher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frobisher
- Roche Percee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche Percee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche Percee
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roche Percee <6>
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <6>
- Flaxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxton
- Flaxton is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flaxton <6>
- Larson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Rival ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hirsch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hirsch
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 Portal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Portal.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Portal. See our Newspapers Page for Portal.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portal ...
Looking for more information about Portal? 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 Portal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Portal.
Adding Portal to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Portal 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 Portal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Portal post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Portal.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Portal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Portal. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Portal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Portal). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Portal or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |