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How big is North Dakota?

North Dakota covers 70,698 square miles (183,108 km²), 69,001 of them land. It is the 19th-biggest state, about the size of Cambodia.

square miles
70,698
km²
183,108
acres
45.2 million
football fields
34.2 million
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300 miles by 200

It is about 300 miles long and 200 miles wide.

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Cambodia covers about 70,000 square miles, so North Dakota is about the same size. Drag North Dakota over Cambodia on the map above to compare.

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Questions people ask

How many square miles is North Dakota?

70,698 square miles (183,108 km²), 69,001 of them land.

Is North Dakota bigger than Minnesota?

No. Minnesota is about 1.2 times its size.

Where does North Dakota rank by size?

19th of the 50 states by total area, and 17th by land area.

How long is North Dakota?

About 300 miles (483 km) long and 200 miles (322 km) wide.

How big is North Dakota compared to Texas?

About 26% of the size of Texas.

Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 70,698 square miles in all, 69,001 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.

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