Passport Acceptance Offices in Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo is North Dakota's largest city and the seat of Cass County, spread along the west bank of the Red River of the North where it forms the border with Moorhead, Minnesota. As the anchor of a metro area of more than 250,000 people and the home of North Dakota State University, Fargo generates a steady stream of passport applicants — students heading abroad, families planning trips, and professionals traveling for work.

Because North Dakota has no regional passport agency of its own, nearly all first-time applications and applications for children in the Fargo area are handled at local U.S. Post Office acceptance counters. The city currently has two such counters: the downtown Fargo Main Post Office on 2nd Avenue North, and the Prairiewood Station branch on the south side near 32nd Street.

Both offices accept new adult and child passport applications, witness your signature, verify your citizenship documents, and forward everything to the U.S. Department of State. If you only need to renew an adult passport that is undamaged and issued within the last 15 years, you can usually do that by mail without visiting a counter at all.

For statewide context — fees, what to bring, processing timelines, and the location of the nearest agency — see our North Dakota passport guide. The sections below cover the specifics for applying in Fargo itself.

Passport acceptance in Fargo is by appointment, which you schedule through the official USPS reservation tool rather than by walking in blind — availability differs between the two Fargo offices, so it is worth checking both. Bring proof of citizenship (a certified birth certificate or prior passport) plus a photo ID and a photocopy of that ID, and be ready to pay the State Department fee and the acceptance fee separately. Applicants under 16 must appear in person with both parents or guardians.