Portal, North Dakota
Portal | |
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Building in Portal | |
Location of Portal, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′41″N 102°32′52″W / 48.99472°N 102.54778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Burke |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.68 sq mi (1.75 km2) |
| • Land | 0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,955 ft (596 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 125 |
• Estimate (2022) | 120 |
| • Density | 187.13/sq mi (72.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 58772 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-63740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036226 |
Portal is a city in Burke County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census. Portal was founded in 1893.
Portal sits along the Canada–United States border and is a major port of entry border crossing for road (connecting US Route 52 and Saskatchewan Highway 39) and rail traffic. North Portal, Saskatchewan is just over the border north of Portal and adjacent to it. It is one of three year-round, 24-hour ports in North Dakota (the others being Dunseith and Pembina).