Explore Auburn, North Dakota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Auburn, North Dakota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Dakota or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Auburn.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Auburn |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Walsh County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 48.506934 |
| Longitude | -97.439802 |
| Population | 31 |
| Density | 11.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 58237 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| County Seat | Grafton |
| School District | Grafton Public School District 18 |
Auburn exists as a quiet punctuation mark upon the vast, flat expanse of the North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole. It lies 44.3 miles north-northwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 335°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-northwest of Grafton. The land here is defined by an uncompromising flatness, a glacial legacy that leaves the earth open to the unrelenting sweep of the wind and the deep, bruising colors of an enormous sky. Three miles to the west, the North Branch Park River cuts a modest, winding path through the soil, offering a rare break in the terrain, while five miles away, the waters of North Salt Lake provide a still, reflective presence that mimics the clarity of the air. When the light shifts at dusk, the prairie grasses turn the color of dried wheat, casting long, lean shadows that emphasize the solitude of the plains.
Auburn serves as a testament to the resilience of those who settled this agricultural frontier, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest. The labor of generations has smoothed the surrounding fields into a productive grid, far removed from the rugged, broken ground of The Coulee that lies eight miles distant. Life in Auburn moves with the measured pace of the seasons, characterized by the mechanical hum of machinery during the long days of summer and the profound, hushed stillness of the winter months. Residents often find a sense of continuity in the North Salt Lake, which preserves a sliver of the natural landscape against the encroaching geometry of the farmsteads. It is a place where the social fabric is woven from shared endurance, and the silence of the landscape is not an absence, but a presence that demands a quiet, steady respect.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Auburn, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.506934, -97.439802. 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 Auburn includes the ZIP code (58237), telephone area code (701), county seat of Walsh County (Grafton), and school district assignment (Grafton Public School District 18).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |