Arvilla, North Dakota

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]

Arvilla, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
Arvilla Community Center
Arvilla Community Center
Arvilla is located in North Dakota
Arvilla
Arvilla
Location within the state of North Dakota
Arvilla is located in the United States
Arvilla
Arvilla
Arvilla (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°55′9″N 97°29′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyGrand Forks
Elevation
1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
58214
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1027748

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.[4]

References
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Arvilla.
  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. Climate Summary for Arvilla, North Dakota


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