County · code 38027
Eddy CountyNorth Dakota
Eddy County is a county in North Dakota with its seat in New Rockford. It was created in 1885 from Foster County and became a county of the state of North Dakota in 1889.
- Founded1885
- County seatNew Rockford
- Land area630 sq mi + 14 sq mi water
- Population2,347 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped5,662 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Eddy on the map of North Dakota
North Dakota has 53 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1885 from Foster County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Eddy County was created by Dakota Territory on March 31, 1885, from Foster County. It became a county in the state of North Dakota on November 2, 1889.
- 1885Eddy County created Eddy created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from Foster. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 15, secs. 1-2, 4-6/pp. 240-241
- 1889Became part of North Dakota Eddy became a county in the state of North Dakota. · U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676-684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 1548-1549; Swindler, 7:526-527; Van Zandt, 134
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Eddy
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 5,662 parcels from State of North Dakota GIS Hub (NDIT; State Parcel Program, counties as custodians). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 1,643 in all from State of North Dakota — NDGISHUB / ND Department of Emergency Services (owner NDGISHDP-DES).
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Eddy by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Eddy County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Eddy County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Eddy County
- When was Eddy County founded?
- Eddy County was founded in 1885, formed from Foster County.
- What is the county seat of Eddy County?
- The county seat of Eddy County is New Rockford.
- Is there an online parcel map for Eddy County?
- Yes. State of North Dakota GIS Hub (NDIT; State Parcel Program, counties as custodians) publishes a parcel map of 5,662 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Eddy County's boundary or name changed?
- Eddy County was created in 1885 from Foster County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Eddy County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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