West Fargo, North Dakota

West Fargo, North Dakota
Downtown West Fargo
MIDCO Stage at the Essentia Health Plaza
Motto: 
"A City on the Grow"
Location of West Fargo, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°51′25.88″N 96°54′20.57″W / 46.8571889°N 96.9057139°W / 46.8571889; -96.9057139
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyCass
Founded1871
Incorporated1930
Government
  TypeCity Commission
  PresidentBernie Dardis
  Commission
Members list
Area
  City
16.417 sq mi (42.520 km2)
  Land16.175 sq mi (41.893 km2)
  Water0.242 sq mi (0.627 km2)
Elevation
899 ft (274 m)
Population
 (2020)
  City
38,626
  Estimate 
(2023)
40,400
  RankUS: 994th
ND: 5th
  Density2,498.0/sq mi (964.4/km2)
  Urban
216,214 (US: 178th)
  Urban density2,781.6/sq mi (1,074.0/km2)
  Metro
262,620 (US: 189th)
  Metro density93.4/sq mi (36.08/km2)
DemonymWest Fargoan
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
58078
Area code701
FIPS code38-84780
GNIS feature ID1036321
HighwaysI-94, US 10
Sales tax8.0%
Websitewestfargond.gov

West Fargo is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It is, as of the 2020 census, the fifth most populous city in the state of North Dakota with a population of 38,626, and it is one of the state's fastest growing cities. The city is part of the Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.