Dawson North Dakota Map

About Dawson, North Dakota

Dawson is a locality in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 51.1 people per km². Dawson is located at 46.8686°N, 99.7515°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58428.

Dawson is a quiet collection of buildings huddled against the vast, sweeping prairie. It lies 49.0 miles east of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 85°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east of Steele. The landscape around Dawson is a study in subtle gradients, where the land rolls with a patient, almost imperceptible swell, meeting a sky that feels impossibly wide, stretching from horizon to horizon in a boundless canvas of blue. The air itself carries a certain cleanness, a crispness that speaks of distance and wide-open spaces, and in the late afternoon, the low sun casts long, buttery shadows that stretch and blur across the fields of grain, lending a painterly quality to the otherwise stark beauty of the terrain. The few trees that punctuate the horizon seem to stand as solitary sentinels, their branches reaching out like patient hands against the immense sky. The history of Dawson is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of those who have worked this land. Its local economy, like so many prairie towns, has long been tethered to the rhythms of agriculture, with the golden waves of wheat and barley dictating the fortunes of its inhabitants. This is a place where the legacy of the homesteader still breathes, a spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the earth. There’s a distinctive character to Dawson, a sense of lives lived with a deliberate, unhurried pace, where neighbors know each other’s stories and the passing of seasons is a more significant marker than the ticking of a clock. The grain elevators, stark and functional against the sky, remain iconic landmarks, silent witnesses to generations of labor and the enduring promise of the harvest.

About This Dawson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dawson, North Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.868595, -99.751495. 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 Dawson and Kidder County.

Detailed location data for Dawson includes the ZIP code (58428), telephone area code (701), county seat of Kidder County (Steele), and school district assignment (Kidder County School District 1). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Dawson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.