Mandan, North Dakota

Mandan, North Dakota
Numakiki (Mandan)
Downtown Mandan, 2009
Mandan City Hall
Motto: 
"Where the West Begins"
Location of Mandan, North Dakota
Mandan
Mandan
Coordinates: 46°49′46″N 100°53′13″W / 46.829484°N 100.887060°W / 46.829484; -100.887060
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyMorton
Founded1879
IncorporatedFebruary 24, 1881
Government
 • MayorJames Froelich
 • CommissionerMike Braun
Ryan Heinsohn
Dennis Rohr
Craig Sjoberg
 • U.S. RepresentativeJulie Fedorchak (R)
Area
 • City
13.665 sq mi (35.392 km2)
 • Land13.517 sq mi (35.009 km2)
 • Water0.148 sq mi (0.384 km2)  1.08%
 • Urban
41.9 sq mi (108.4 km2)
 • Metro
4,281 sq mi (11,088 km2)
Elevation
1,647 ft (502 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
24,206
 • Estimate 
(2024)
24,788
 • Density1,833.7/sq mi (707.99/km2)
 • Urban
98,198 (US: 316th)
 • Urban density2,346.2/sq mi (905.89/km2)
 • Metro
139,183 (US: 302nd)
 • Metro density32.5/sq mi (12.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
58554
Area code701
FIPS code38-49900
GNIS feature ID1036146
HighwaysI-94, I-94 Bus., I-194, ND 6, ND 1806
Websitecityofmandan.com

Mandan is a city on the eastern border of Morton County, North Dakota, United States. Founded in 1879 on the west side of the upper Missouri River, it was designated in 1881 as the county seat of Morton County. The population was 24,206 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 24,788 in 2024, making it the eighth-most populous city in North Dakota. Across the Missouri River from Bismarck. Mandan is a core city of the Bismarck metropolitan area.