Bathgate North Dakota Map

About Bathgate, North Dakota

Bathgate is a locality in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 56. The population density is 22.8 people per km². Bathgate is located at 48.8772°N, 97.4762°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58216.

Bathgate lies under a vast, indifferent sky, a scattering of buildings against the immense sweep of Pembina County's prairie. It lies 68.8 miles north-north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 343°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-east of Cavalier. The land here is a testament to the patient work of glaciers, smoothed into long, subtle swells that stretch to horizons so distant they blur into the pale blue. Fields of amber wheat and deep green corn, divided by thin, silver threads of drainage ditches, create a patchwork quilt stitched with the seasons. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, attenuated shadows that give a fleeting, almost sculptural quality to the low-slung silos and the occasional windbreak of spindly trees. The history of Bathgate is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the fertile earth that sustains them. Founded as a railroad town, its economy was once tied to the movement of grain, a steady pulse beat of wheat and barley flowing east and west. Though the trains might not carry the same weight of cargo as they once did, the spirit of agriculture remains, a deep-rooted connection to the land that shapes the character of Bathgate. You can still feel the echoes of that earlier energy in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the grain elevator, a sentinel standing watch over the quiet hum of daily life.

About This Bathgate Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bathgate, North Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.877212, -97.476191. 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 Bathgate and Pembina County.

Detailed location data for Bathgate includes the ZIP code (58216), telephone area code (701), county seat of Pembina County (Cavalier), and school district assignment (North Border School District 100). 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 Bathgate is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.