Fairdale North Dakota Map
Fairdale, North Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Fairdale, Walsh County.
Interactive Map of Fairdale, North Dakota
| City | Fairdale |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Walsh |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 48.490832 |
| Longitude | -98.231219 |
| Population | 16 |
| Density | 45.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Fairdale, North Dakota
Fairdale is a locality in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 16. The population density is 45.3 people per km². Fairdale is located at 48.4908°N, 98.2312°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58229.
Fairdale unfolds across a broad, flat expanse where the sky feels like an infinite canvas, painted with the pale blues of morning and the bruised purples of approaching dusk. It lies 67.6 miles north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 306°T), and is situated 19.6 miles south-south-east of Langdon. The land itself is a testament to patient cultivation, a patchwork of fields stretching to horizons that seem to recede with every glance. Here, the air carries the faint, dry scent of harvested grain and the sharp, clean promise of rain, a scent that clings to the weathered wood of farmhouses and the corrugated tin roofs of outbuildings. The silence is profound, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the mournful cry of a hawk circling lazily overhead, a sound that seems to amplify the vastness of the open country. The roots of Fairdale are deeply entwined with the fertile soil, a history forged in the relentless pursuit of agriculture that has shaped its very character. For generations, families have worked this land, their lives marked by the turning of seasons and the bounty of wheat and barley, the economic lifeblood of Fairdale flowing through the grain elevators that stand like stoic sentinels against the sky. The town itself is a collection of practical structures, built for endurance rather than display, a reflection of the no-nonsense spirit of its inhabitants. Though not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling crowds, Fairdale possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring presence that resonates in the steady hum of everyday life.
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About This Fairdale Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Fairdale, North Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Fairdale and Walsh County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Fairdale is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Fairdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
