Arvilla, North Dakota

Arvilla, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
Arvilla Community Center
Arvilla
Location within the state of North Dakota
Arvilla
Arvilla (the US)
Coordinates: 47°55′9″N 97°29′41″W / 47.91917°N 97.49472°W / 47.91917; -97.49472Coordinates: 47°55′9″N 97°29′41″W / 47.91917°N 97.49472°W / 47.91917; -97.49472
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Grand Forks
Elevation 1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 58214
Area code(s) 701
GNIS feature ID 1027748

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 it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 58214.[3]

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

  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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