{"id":6756,"date":"2023-08-17T08:48:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6756"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:19","slug":"ransom-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/ransom-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransom County, North Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ransom County is a county in North Dakota, United States, in the southeastern part of the state along the Sheyenne River. It had a population of 5,703 at the 2020 census and covers 864 square miles (2,237 km2) centred near 46°27′N 97°39′W.<\/p>\n

Lisbon is the county seat, and its postal code is 58054. The county has five incorporated cities and several unincorporated communities. Ransom County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Ransom County<\/h2>\n

Ransom County has five incorporated cities and a handful of small unincorporated places along the Sheyenne River valley and the old Soo Line corridor. CDP\/Unincorp. below covers places with no independent city government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Lisbon<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n2,204<\/td>\n58054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enderlin<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n881<\/td>\n58027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fort Ransom<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n58033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheldon<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n58068<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elliott<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anselm<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buttzville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coburn<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Englevale<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McLeod<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venlo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Enderlin straddles the Ransom–Cass county line, with most of the city in Ransom County. Lisbon and Enderlin are the county’s only two towns with more than a few hundred residents; the rest are crossroads hamlets, some with only a grain elevator and a handful of houses left standing.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n