Foster County

Foster County covers 634 square miles of eastern North Dakota, with the county seat at Carrington.

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PublicGIS maps 3,351 parcels for Foster County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.

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North Dakota Parcel ViewerCounty GIS map · Property lines · Parcel number

The State of North Dakota parcel viewer for the Statewide Parcel Dataset, showing Foster County tax parcel boundaries, legal descriptions and acreage.
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Foster County property tax search and paymentProperty records

Locate your Foster County property tax bill by entering a bill number, property, account, PIN, name or address and pay online without an account.
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- North Dakota property taxIn North Dakota the county Director of Tax Equalization values your home and land and the County Treasurer sends the bill. The Tax Commissioner sets the rules and runs the homestead credit.
North Dakota GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers

Download North Dakota's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and property lines.
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- Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsDigitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- NCES School District BoundariesNational school district boundary maps and downloadable GIS files, with an address lookup for the district serving a location.
- North Dakota Geological SurveyNorth Dakota geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
Foster County zoning and land useZoning

Zoning districts and land use rules, and which uses and buildings the rules permit on a given piece of land.
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FEMA Flood Map Service CenterFlood zones

Official source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
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- North Dakota floodplain and flood mapsNorth Dakota's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
- FEMA Increased Cost of ComplianceFlood insurance coverage that helps pay to elevate, relocate, demolish or floodproof a substantially damaged building.
North Dakota drain permitsWetlands

Explains who permits drainage in North Dakota: the Department of Water Resources and local water resource districts. A surface drain permit is needed to drain a pond, slough or lake with a watershed of 80 acres or more, and water resource districts permit tile systems of 80 acres or more. Phone 701-328-4956.
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- NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
USDA Web Soil SurveySoils

Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
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North Dakota Department of Environmental QualityLakes and water

North Dakota's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- North Dakota water wells and water rightsWater in North Dakota: water permits, the well driller reports and the state's water well database.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerLand cover

National land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
North Dakota state landsPublic land

State-owned land in North Dakota: who manages it, what you may do on it, and how leases and easements work.
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- USGS map of public and protected landNational map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
Foster County RecorderPlats · Surveys and section corners

Where deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
Lynelle Lyman-Hoppe, County Recorder
Phone
(701) 652-2491
Email
llhoppe@nd.gov
Address
1000 5th St N Carrington, ND 58421
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- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- North Dakota licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the North Dakota State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one. Board phone 701-258-0786.
- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
Foster County roads mapRoads

LoadPass Road Viewer: an ArcGIS roads map for Foster County. It is not a parcel map.
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- North Dakota Department of TransportationState highways in North Dakota: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
U.S. wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information

Type a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires, and is a screening tool, not an official hazard designation for a property.
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- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane evacuation zone; check the state or county zone lookup for that.
- U.S. landslide mapInteractive national map of known landslides and how susceptible the ground is to landslides. It is a broad screening map, not a site-specific assessment.

Foster County offices

One phone line for 2 offices
Phone
(701) 652-3060
- Foster County Director of Tax Equalization and GIS and mappingValues and assesses all taxable property in Foster County.Foster County Tax Equalization keeps the maps and GIS for Foster County.
  Email
  kevans@nd.gov
  Address
  PO Box 257, Carrington, ND 58421
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- Foster County Planning and ZoningZoning, land use and development review.
  Address
  1000 5th St N, Carrington, ND 58421
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  Foster County zoning and land use, listed above
Foster County Public WorksRoads, bridges and right of way.
Phone
(701) 652-3926
Address
1000 5th St. N PO Box 104 Carrington, ND 58421
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Foster County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Foster County is at the Carrington Service Center, 6720 Highway 200, Carrington, ND 58421. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
Phone
(701) 652-2867
Address
6720 Highway 200, Carrington, ND 58421
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About Foster County

Foster County covers 634 square miles of eastern North Dakota, with the county seat at Carrington. The County Director of Tax Equalization values your house and land, the County Treasurer bills and collects the tax, and the County Recorder keeps recorded land documents.

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