The N-(2-pyridinium)urea cation of the title compound, C6H8N30+.NO3 -, is planar within 0.044 (2).~ and adopts an s-cis-s-cis conformation with respect to the imino C--N bonds. The hydrogen-bonding network results in layers parallel to the (203) plane. t Alternative name: 2-ureidopyridinium nitrate.
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