Sheldon, North Dakota

About Sheldon

Sheldon is a tiny community in southeastern North Dakota, home to 92 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Sheldon holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.41 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 224 residents per square mile.

📰 Sheldon News Today

• Sawyer Richardson Boulger Funeral Home · Apr 22
• Sheldon man identified as victim in fatal Richland County crash valleynewslive.com · Apr 22
• Sheldon Lee Leppert Eddy Funeral Home · Apr 15
• Fire department quickly extinguishes blaze, next to Sheldon, ND fire hall kvrr.com · Apr 23
• Clifford Salzwedel of Sheldon, North Dakota | 1935 - 2026 | Obituary dahlstrom funeral home · Mar 2

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What Makes Sheldon Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Sheldon — but the North Dakota one has a character all its own.
• With 92 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern 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 13 miles.

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