Blanchard North Dakota Map
Blanchard, North Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Blanchard, Traill County.
Interactive Map of Blanchard, North Dakota
| City | Blanchard |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Traill |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.345815 |
| Longitude | -97.219533 |
| Density | 25.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Blanchard, North Dakota
Blanchard is a locality in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population density is 25.8 people per km². Blanchard is located at 47.3458°N, 97.2195°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58009.
Blanchard lies under a sky that stretches with an almost audible immensity across the broad, flat expanse of Traill County. It lies 35.8 miles north-north-west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 335°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-south-west of Hillsboro. The land here is a patient geometry of fields, a patchwork quilt stitched with the greens of young crops and the rich, dark browns of tilled earth, all meeting the horizon in a clean, unwavering line. Sparse stands of trees, mostly cottonwoods and box elders, offer occasional punctuation marks against the prevailing openness, their leaves rustling with a dry whisper in the ever-present breeze. The air itself carries a clean, elemental scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the distant, sweet perfume of prairie grasses, and as dusk descends, the light softens to a warm, golden hue, bathing the quiet streets in a gentle, ephemeral glow. The story of Blanchard is written in the grain of its soil and the determination of its people, a testament to the enduring spirit of agricultural settlement on the North Dakota prairie. For generations, the local economy has been inextricably linked to the bounty of the land, with wheat, corn, and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life in Blanchard, a cycle marked by the rumble of tractors and the golden waves of ripening grain. While no grand monuments rise here, the true landmarks are the silos that pierce the sky, silent sentinels of stored harvests, and the enduring sense of community that binds its residents together, a quiet strength forged in the shared experience of life on the open plains.
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About This Blanchard Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Blanchard, North Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Blanchard and Traill County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Blanchard is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Blanchard is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
