Arthur North Dakota Map

About Arthur, North Dakota

Arthur is a locality in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 328. The population density is 82.8 people per km². Arthur is located at 47.1041°N, 97.2181°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Arthur is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58006.

Arthur occupies a vast, level expanse of the northern plains where the sky dominates the horizon, pressing down upon the earth with a weight that makes every silo and grain elevator appear as a sentinel against the blue. It lies 21.8 miles northwest of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 317°T), and is situated 14.1 miles north of Casselton. The landscape around Arthur remains defined by the relentless flatness of the Red River Valley, a basin of deep, dark soil that yields to the horizon in a blur of muted greens and browns. Moisture gathers in the low-lying channels of the South Branch Elm River, which snakes through the surrounding fields with a quiet, persistent gravity, while the distant, arid reaches of Erie Dam offer a subtle relief to the otherwise uninterrupted geometry of the farmland. At dusk, the light here stretches thin and pale, casting long shadows that emphasize the solitude of the open fields and the profound silence of the prairie.

Agriculture remains the singular pulse of Arthur, where the seasonal rhythms of sowing and harvest dictate the pace of life and the movement of heavy machinery along the grid of gravel roads. Settlers moved into this region to break the stubborn, fertile sod, establishing a community grounded in the necessity of grain production and the resilience required to survive the biting winters of the interior. The local economy is tied to the strength of the seasonal crop, a cycle that has persisted since the early days of homesteading when the railroad first anchored the region to the wider world. Life in Arthur moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, focused on the maintenance of the land and the quiet endurance of those who continue to work it, ensuring that the legacy of the original settlers remains legible in the orderly rows of corn and wheat that define the neighborhood.

About This Arthur Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arthur, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.104144, -97.218143. 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 Arthur includes the ZIP code (58006), telephone area code (701), county seat of Cass County (Fargo), and school district assignment (Northern Cass Public School District 97).

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.