Welcome to Powers Lake ...

The city of Powers Lake is located in Burke County<1>.

Powers Lake was established in 1909.

A typical abbreviation for Powers Lake: Powers Lk.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Powers Lake for more information about variations on the name of Powers Lake.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Powers Lake has a population of 286 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Powers Lake is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Powers Lake is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Powers Lake and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Powers Lake: (701)

The ZIP code for Powers Lake: 58773<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Powers Lake had an population of 286 people. This is an increase of 2.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Powers Lake had a population of 280 people (which is 14.23% of the total population of Burke County). This makes Powers Lake the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Powers Lake represents 0.04% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 166th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 280 people, the population of Powers Lake decreased 9.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 309 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Powers Lake.

Communities Also Named Powers Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Powers Lake - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Powers Lake ...

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

• Tioga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <5>
• Ross
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Ross is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <5>
• White Earth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Earth
  • White Earth is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Earth <5>
• Battleview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
  • Battleview is located in Burke County
• McGregor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • McGregor is located in Williams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <5>
• Hamlet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Williams County
• Stanley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
• Niobe
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
  • Niobe is located in Ward County
• Lignite
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Rival ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rival have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
  • Rival is located in Burke 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 Powers Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powers Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Powers Lake. 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 Powers Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Powers Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Powers Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powers Lake ...

Looking for more information about Powers Lake? 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 Powers Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Powers Lake.

Adding Powers Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Powers Lake 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 Powers Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Powers Lake post office opened in 1906.

We also found Powers Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powers Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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