Bergen North Dakota Map

About Bergen, North Dakota

Bergen is a locality in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 10. The population density is 5.1 people per km². Bergen is located at 48.0017°N, 100.7146°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bergen is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58792.

Bergen emerges from the expansive North Dakota horizon as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the earth by the sheer weight of the surrounding prairie. It lies 31.2 miles east-southeast of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 121°T), and is situated 40.4 miles southeast of Minot AFB. A single will be inserted here. The landscape manifests as a vast, unyielding expanse of grass and soil, where the light at dusk bleeds a bruised violet across the sky, illuminating the subtle rise of Hogback Ridge four miles to the distance. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Paulson Lake offer a glass-like stillness that reflects the shifting clouds, while the Mchenry County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary for the migratory birds that mark the turning of the seasons. The air here holds a crisp, dry sharpness, and the earth beneath feels ancient, marked by the slow, deliberate erosion of time that defines the character of the plains.

Bergen persists as a testament to the endurance of those who first broke this sod, their legacy etched into the orderly grids of surviving homesteads and the rhythm of a local economy defined by the seasonal cycles of grain and livestock. Four miles away, the sluggish, winding path of Stink Creek drains the land, a reminder of the hydrological reality that shapes agricultural viability in this region. Further out, the distant Wintering River Flats provide a subtle variance in the elevation, breaking the monotony of the flatlands that stretch toward the horizon. Life in Bergen moves with the slow, steady pulse of the sun, where the inhabitants recognize the value of a long season’s work and the stark, honest beauty of a landscape that demands much but offers a profound, solitary peace to those who choose to remain.

About This Bergen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bergen, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.001674, -100.71459. 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 Bergen includes the ZIP code (58792), telephone area code (701), county seat of McHenry County (Towner), and school district assignment (Velva Public School District 1).

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.