Fairdale North Dakota Map

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.

About This Fairdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairdale, North Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.490832, -98.231219. 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.

Detailed location data for Fairdale includes the ZIP code (58229), telephone area code (701), county seat of Walsh County (Grafton), and school district assignment (Edmore Public School District 2). 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 Fairdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.