Sterling is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States at the intersection of Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 83.

There is an elementary school there, a post office and a large agricultural services complex.

Sterling is part of the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Bismarck-Mandan".

Population figures are estimates.

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