Berthold North Dakota Map

About Berthold, North Dakota

Berthold is a locality in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 490. The population density is 159.7 people per km². Berthold is located at 48.3141°N, 101.7590°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Berthold is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58718.

Berthold emerges from the vast, open expanse of the North Dakota prairie, a place defined by an enormous, unrelenting sky that shifts in color from pale cerulean to a bruised, deepening violet as evening approaches. It lies 21.0 miles west-northwest of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 286°T), and is situated 20.3 miles west-southwest of Minot AFB. The landscape surrounding Berthold consists of expansive, level plains that stretch toward the horizon, punctuated only by the subtle depression of Arnold Coulee and the distant, quiet rise of Murphy Hill. Four miles away, the Ward County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory life, where the air vibrates with the sudden, rhythmic rush of wings rising from the tall grasses. The earth here is firm and ancient, its texture composed of dark, fertile soil that seems to hold the weight of the sun long after the light has begun to fade, casting long, lean shadows across the fields.

Berthold carries the legacy of homesteaders who carved their lives into the stubborn sod, building an economy tied firmly to the cycles of the grain harvest and the modern pulse of the energy industry. Life in Berthold moves to the deliberate cadence of the seasons, where the movement of heavy machinery through the fields mirrors the distant, industrious hum of the regional oil patch. While the currents of the Des Lacs River flow nine miles away and the waters of the Des Lacs Reservoir sit eight miles distant, the life of the people remains centered on the hard work of agriculture and the maintenance of a resilient, close-knit independence. There is a singular beauty in the way the town stands against the elements, a collection of structures held together by the quiet endurance of those who recognize the value of this high, wind-swept plain.

About This Berthold Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Berthold, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.314136, -101.759023. 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 Berthold includes the ZIP code (58718), telephone area code (701), county seat of Ward County (Minot), and school district assignment (Lewis and Clark Public School District 161).

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.