Belcourt North Dakota Map

About Belcourt, North Dakota

Belcourt is a locality in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,510. The population density is 100.3 people per km². Belcourt is located at 48.8392°N, 99.7449°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58316.

Belcourt emerges from the expanse of the high plains where the horizon stretches wide and unyielding under a sky that dwarfs all human endeavor. It lies 82.4 miles east-northeast of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 59°T), and is situated 34.5 miles north-northeast of Rugby. Ox Creek winds its path through the terrain, a quiet, insistent ribbon of water that traces the contours of the earth before the ground rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Turtle Mountains. Not far from the stillness of Martin Lake, the land shifts from open grass to the sheltered pockets of the Rolette County Waterfowl Production Area, where the air holds the sharp, metallic scent of coming frost even in the height of summer. The light here arrives thin and pale at dawn, catching the dormant fiber of the prairie grasses until the entire landscape glows with the muted gold of a long-faded photograph.

Belcourt remains deeply anchored in the heritage of the Ojibwe people, serving as a center for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The economy moves with the steady pulse of local governance and educational initiatives, particularly those centered around the tribal college that shapes the intellectual life of the plains. History is not a ghost here but a living presence, felt in the deliberate pace of those navigating the gravel roads and the resilience required to thrive in a climate that demands much from its inhabitants. Beyond the reach of the Shell Valley, the rhythm of daily life is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the enduring connection to the soil, creating a quiet gravity that keeps the spirit of the region tethered to the land.

About This Belcourt Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belcourt, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.839171, -99.744869. 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 Belcourt includes the ZIP code (58316), telephone area code (701), county seat of Rolette County (Rolla), and school district assignment (Belcourt Public School District 7).

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.