Balfour North Dakota Map

About Balfour, North Dakota

Balfour is a locality in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 3. The population density is 3.4 people per km². Balfour is located at 47.9517°N, 100.5346°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58712.

Balfour unfurls itself across a broad, sweeping prairie, a quiet dominion under an immense sky where the land rolls out in subtle, sun-baked waves. It lies 40.2 miles east-south-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 119°T), and is situated 19.6 miles east-south-east of Velva. The horizon here is a clean, unwavering line, broken only by the occasional weathered silo or a distant stand of cottonwoods that seem to hold their breath against the ceaseless wind. Dust devils dance across the parched fields in the summer heat, ephemeral spirits conjuring the wildness of this open country, and in winter, the snowdrifts can swallow roads whole, transforming the landscape into an unbroken expanse of white. The air itself carries a certain clarity, a crispness that sharpens the edges of the world and lends a profound stillness to the quietude of Balfour. The story of Balfour is written in the soil, a testament to the tenacity of those who first carved a life from this land, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and the boundless opportunity of the American West. Its economy, like so many small prairie towns, has long been tethered to the rhythm of agriculture, the planting and harvesting of grains that paint the fields in shifting hues of green and gold throughout the seasons. This enduring connection to the earth imbues Balfour with a grounded character, a sense of deep roots that run as strong as the prairie grasses. While the world outside may whirl with change, life in Balfour proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, each day a familiar cadence of sunrise, work, and sunset, a quiet unfolding under the vast, indifferent gaze of the North Dakota sky.

About This Balfour Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Balfour, North Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.951671, -100.534586. 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 Balfour and McHenry County.

Detailed location data for Balfour includes the ZIP code (58712), telephone area code (701), county seat of McHenry County (Towner), and school district assignment (Drake Public School District 57). 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 Balfour is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.