Elgin North Dakota Map

About Elgin, North Dakota

Elgin is a locality in Grant County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 585. The population density is 307.0 people per km². Elgin is located at 46.4039°N, 101.8460°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 58533.

Elgin stretches across a broad expanse where the land begins to hint at the rolling contours of the Missouri Coteau. It lies 55.5 miles south-east of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 126°T), and is situated 23.0 miles east of Mott. The sky here is a vast, changeable presence, often a pale wash of blue that can, with startling speed, deepen to an intense sapphire, casting sharp, defined shadows across the fields. The terrain is a study in subtle shifts: gentle rises give way to shallow draws, the land sculpted by wind and rain over millennia, not by dramatic geological upheaval. During late summer, the air hangs thick and still, carrying the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked grasses and the distant hum of agricultural machinery. The houses of Elgin, widely spaced and often painted in muted earth tones, seem to absorb the light, appearing almost as extensions of the landscape itself. The roots of Elgin are deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of North Dakota, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life. Its economy has long been tethered to the cultivation of wheat and other grains, the golden fields stretching towards the horizon like an endless, rippling sea. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established a community that has weathered the booms and busts of agricultural cycles with quiet resilience. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring spirit of self-sufficiency and neighborly support is palpable, a quiet tradition carried forward in the everyday interactions of its residents.

About This Elgin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elgin, North Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.403896, -101.845979. 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 Elgin and Grant County.

Detailed location data for Elgin includes the ZIP code (58533), telephone area code (701), county seat of Grant County (Carson), and school district assignment (Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49). 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 Elgin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.