Cando North Dakota Map

About Cando, North Dakota

Cando is a locality in Towner County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,117. The population density is 671.8 people per km². Cando is located at 48.4867°N, 99.2099°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cando is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58324.

Cando emerges from the expansive North Dakota prairie as a collection of low-slung buildings anchored against an enormous, shifting sky. It lies 97.4 miles east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 79°T), and is situated 30.1 miles north-northwest of Devils Lake. The horizon here is a flat, unyielding line, interrupted only by the silver geometry of grain elevators that rise above the fields like markers of a slow, seasonal devotion. Two miles from the center, the winding path of Mauvais Coulee cuts through the earth, a subtle depression in the landscape that gathers the spring melt and serves as a quiet artery for the surrounding plains. To the east, the stillness of Lake Alice provides a pale, reflective surface that mirrors the changing intensities of the sun, while the nearby Towner County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary where the grass hums with the movement of migratory wings.

Cando maintains a rhythm defined by the soil and the harvest, its economy an enduring conversation between the local farmers and the demands of the weather. Settled by those who recognized the fertility of this northern expanse, the community carries the quiet weight of history in its grid of wide streets and sturdy, weathered storefronts. The life of Cando is measured not by the clock, but by the turning of the crops and the arrival of the first frost, which turns the stubble of the fields into a brittle, golden landscape. Even when the wind scours the plains, the town remains a persistent presence, a cluster of warmth and industry that persists long after the harvest has been hauled away and the light has faded to a deep, resonant gray.

About This Cando Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cando, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.486668, -99.209859. 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 Cando includes the ZIP code (58324), telephone area code (701), county seat of Towner County (Cando), and school district assignment (North Star School District).

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.