Courtenay North Dakota Map

About Courtenay, North Dakota

Courtenay is a locality in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 36. The population density is 33.3 people per km². Courtenay is located at 47.2222°N, 98.5665°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Courtenay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58426.

Courtenay spreads across the expansive, high-plains geography of the northern drift prairie, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun each evening. It lies 22.5 miles north-northeast of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 17°T), and is situated 33.6 miles northwest of Valley City. The sky here possesses a heavy, luminous quality, turning the grasses to shades of pale gold and bruised violet as the light shifts across the flat expanse. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Grasshopper Hills provides the only true punctuation to an otherwise level skyline, while the land itself remains defined by the persistent, dry breath of the wind. Near the edges of the settlement, the stillness of Fox Lake reflects the vast, empty clouds, offering a quiet, glassy counterpoint to the restless movement of the tall prairie stalks.

Courtenay remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, its economy defined by the deep, dark soil that has anchored agricultural life here since the early settlement days. While the modern grain elevators rise like monoliths above the tracks, the pace of the day is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic demands of the clock. A few miles away, the Stutsman County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, their calls carrying across the fields toward the banks of Stony Brook, which cuts a narrow, winding path through the surrounding dirt. Life in Courtenay persists with a stoic, quiet clarity, shaped by the hard work of the fields and a profound, shared connection to the immense, open space that defines the regional character.

About This Courtenay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Courtenay, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.222216, -98.566488. 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 Courtenay includes the ZIP code (58426), telephone area code (701), county seat of Stutsman County (Jamestown), and school district assignment (Barnes County North Public School District 7).

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.