Forbes, North Dakota

About Forbes

Set in the southern part of North Dakota, Forbes is a tiny community counting 38 people who proudly call it home.

Forbes holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.24 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 158 residents per square mile.

📰 Forbes News Today

• Forbes Best Employers By State 2026 List - Best Companies To Work For forbes.com · Aug 17
• The Best Car Insurance In North Dakota Of 2026 forbes.com · Aug 12
• Forbes lists North Dakota billionaire as one of its '250 Greatest Self-Made Americans' InForum · Jul 13
• Two Dakota cities make Forbes' list of best places to retire aberdeennews.com · May 13
• Forbes Names Sanford Fargo Among Top Hospitals Midwest Medical Edition · Jan 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Forbes Unique

• The only place in America named Forbes — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• With 38 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Forbes

• Phesant Lake reviews ★
• Phesant Lake Beach reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Forbes

• Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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