Dilworth Minnesota Map

About Dilworth, Minnesota

Dilworth is a locality in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,612. The population density is 554.7 people per km². Dilworth is located at 46.8766°N, 96.7034°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dilworth is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56529.

Dilworth occupies a vast, flat expanse of the Red River Valley where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, demanding a constant, skyward gaze. It lies 3.0 miles east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 86°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east of Fargo. The landscape asserts itself through the quiet persistence of its prairie soil, a dark, heavy loam that has long defined the character of the terrain. Near the edges of the settlement, the South Branch Buffalo River curls through the earth, a slender vein of water carving a muted path through the flatness. Pine Tree Park offers a local sanctuary, its designated grounds providing a modest shelter of green against the sweep of the plains. As the sun dips low, the light transforms the fields into a palette of bruised purples and burnt oranges, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward Maria Lake, which sits fifteen miles to the east as a distant, glassy memory in the landscape.

Railroad tracks once carved the initial trajectory for Dilworth, anchoring its growth to the rhythmic passage of engines and the steady demands of regional commerce. The economy remains tethered to the industrious pulse of the surrounding farmland, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictates the quiet, deliberate pace of daily life. Generations have cultivated a resilience born of the deep winters, a stoic endurance that manifests in the sturdy, unassuming architecture of the streets. Dilworth maintains a distinct identity as a place where the work of the hands is held in high regard, and the open sky serves as the ultimate, impartial witness to the persistent, slow-moving progress of the people who call this prairie home.

About This Dilworth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dilworth, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.876629, -96.703412. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Dilworth includes the ZIP code (56529), telephone area code (320), county seat of Clay County (Moorhead), and school district assignment (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.