Moffit, North Dakota

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Moffit, North Dakota
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Moffit
Coordinates: 46°40′38″N100°17′28″W / 46.67722°N 100.29111°W / 46.67722; -100.29111
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota
County Burleigh
Township Long Lake
Elevation
[1]
1,759 ft (536 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
58560
Area code 701
GNIS feature ID1030264 [1]

Moffit is an unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. [1] It lies along US 83, 10 miles south of Sterling.

The post office at Moffit has been in operation since 1906. [2] The community's name honors a family of settlers. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moffit, North Dakota
  2. "Burleigh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 209. ISBN   978-1-62376-033-5.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)