Pembina, North Dakota | |
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Building and water tower in Pembina
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Motto: "Oldest Settlement in the Dakota Territories" | |
Location of Pembina, North Dakota |
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Coordinates: 48°57′59″N 97°14′43″W / 48.96639°N 97.24528°WCoordinates: 48°57′59″N 97°14′43″W / 48.96639°N 97.24528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Pembina |
Area | |
• Total | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
• Land | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 592 |
• Estimate (2015) | 565 |
• Density | 768.8/sq mi (296.8/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 58271 |
Area code(s) | 701 |
FIPS code | 38-61580 |
GNIS feature ID | 1030666 |
Pembina i/ˈpɛmbᵻnə/ is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 592 at the 2010 census. Pembina is located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Canada–US border. Interstate 29 passes on the west side of Pembina, leading north to the Canada–US border at Emerson, Manitoba and south to the cities of Grand Forks and Fargo. The Pembina-Emerson Border Crossing is the busiest between Blaine, Washington and Detroit, Michigan and the fifth busiest along the Canada-United States border. It is one of three 24-hour ports of entry in North Dakota, the others being Portal and Dunseith. The Emerson-Noyes border crossing, located 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east on the Minnesota side of the Red River, also processed cross border traffic until its closure in 2006.