Caledonia North Dakota Map

About Caledonia, North Dakota

Caledonia is a locality in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 37. The population density is 27.5 people per km². Caledonia is located at 47.4575°N, 96.8856°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58219.

Caledonia sits amidst the vast, unyielding reach of the North Dakota plains, where the horizon stretches into an infinite line of pale gold and deepening blue. It lies 33.0 miles south-southeast of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 168°T), and is situated 33.3 miles south of East Grand Forks. The Goose River carves a deliberate, winding path through the heavy soil, its presence marked by the thick, knotted stands of timber that break the monotony of the flat, open expanse. In the quiet hours of a summer evening, the air here gains a peculiar, heavy clarity, casting the long, thin shadows of fence posts across the earth as if they were sundials measuring the slow pulse of the day. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Altamont Moraine suggests a different, more rugged world, yet here the land remains a testament to the patient accumulation of silt and time.

Caledonia carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the cycles of the harvest, its economy tethered firmly to the rhythmic turning of the seasons and the demands of the surrounding fields. The legacy of those who first broke this stubborn sod lingers in the weathered grain elevators that stand as sentinels above the prairie, watching over a landscape that is as much a work of labor as it is of nature. Residents look toward the seasonal migrations at Malmberg Prairie State Scientific and Natural Area to mark the passage of the year, finding a rare, wild beauty in the untouched grasses that have outlasted the plow. Life in Caledonia moves with the deliberate pace of a season’s growth, defined by the singular, wide-open sky that seems to press down upon the earth, demanding a humble attention to the small, daily shifts in light and wind.

About This Caledonia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Caledonia, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.457475, -96.885637. 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 Caledonia includes the ZIP code (58219), telephone area code (701), county seat of Traill County (Hillsboro), and school district assignment (Hillsboro Public School District 9).

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.