Ashley North Dakota Map

About Ashley, North Dakota

Ashley is a locality in McIntosh County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 599. The population density is 381.9 people per km². Ashley is located at 46.0341°N, 99.3715°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58413.

Ashley lies at the heart of a vast, undulating prairie, a place where the sky feels immense and the horizon stretches out like an unspooled ribbon. It lies 58.0 miles north-west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 313°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south-south-east of Wishek. The land here is a study in subtle earth tones, a mosaic of cultivated fields and wilder grasslands that shift in hue with the changing seasons. Summer afternoons can settle with a heavy, golden stillness, the air thick with the scent of ripening wheat and the hum of unseen insects. Winter brings a stark, clean beauty, the landscape sculpted by wind into drifts of snow that gleam under a pale sun, and the silence is profound, broken only by the creak of frozen fences or the distant call of a hawk. The very character of Ashley is etched into this open country, a quiet resilience born from the elements and the sheer expanse of the land. The story of Ashley is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this fertile prairie soil. Established by German-Russian immigrants seeking land and opportunity, the town became a hub for farming communities, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the endless sky, monuments to the harvest. The local economy, though it has seen its share of shifts, remains anchored in the land, with cattle ranches and crop farms still defining the rhythm of life. A distinctive German heritage permeates Ashley, evident in the architecture of older buildings and the lingering echoes of traditions, a cultural thread that has endured through generations, lending a unique flavor to the quiet commerce and social gatherings that define Ashley's enduring presence.

About This Ashley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ashley, North Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.034141, -99.371503. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ashley and McIntosh County.

Detailed location data for Ashley includes the ZIP code (58413), telephone area code (701), county seat of McIntosh County (Ashley), and school district assignment (Ashley Public School District 9). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Ashley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.