Welcome to Stanley ...

The city of Stanley is located in Mountrail County<1> and is the County Seat for Mountrail County.

Stanley was established in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanley has a population of 2,720 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Stanley is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Stanley is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

The telephone area code for Stanley: (701)

The ZIP code for Stanley: 58784<4>

Websites for Stanley ...

Official Website: www.stanleynd.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanley had an population of 2,720 people. This is an increase of 86.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 112.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanley had a population of 1,458 people (or 19% of the total population of Mountrail County). This makes Stanley the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Stanley represents 0.22% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 40th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,458 people, the population of Stanley increased 14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,279 people).

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

Communities Also Named Stanley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Stanley - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stanley ...

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

• Ross
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Palermo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
  • Palermo is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <5>
• White Earth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Belden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Belden is located in Mountrail County
• Blaisdell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaisdell
  • Blaisdell is located in Mountrail County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaisdell <5>
• Powers Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
  • Powers Lake is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers Lake <5>
• Coulee
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee
  • Coulee is located in Mountrail County
• New Town
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • New Town is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Town <5>
• Four Bears Village
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bears Village
  • Four Bears Village is located in McKenzie County
• Sanish
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanish
  • Sanish is located in Mountrail 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 Stanley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanley ...

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

Adding Stanley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanley 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 Stanley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Stanley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Stanley: www.stanleynd.com/

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