Fingal North Dakota Map

About Fingal, North Dakota

Fingal is a locality in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 92. The population density is 85.4 people per km². Fingal is located at 46.7605°N, 97.7904°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fingal is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58031.

Fingal emerges from the vast, open prairie as a quiet collection of buildings defined by the enormous, unobstructed sky that dominates the North Dakota horizon. It lies 42.8 miles west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 260°T), and is situated 15.1 miles southeast of Valley City. The landscape surrounding Fingal remains defined by the persistent, rhythmic cycle of agriculture, where the earth yields to the plow in long, structured rows that hold the heat of the summer sun. A mere mile away, the Barnes County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory birds, offering a stillness that contrasts with the distant, faint hum of regional commerce. While the Maple River flows eight miles to the east, its presence is felt in the lush, green corridors that cut through the otherwise expansive, golden fields. Travelers might notice the Whitestone Hills faintly sketching a jagged, gray line against the western sky, a reminder of the geological depth of the region. Though the Sheyenne River State Forest rests eighteen miles away and Browen Lake sits eleven miles to the north, Fingal maintains its own character, rooted in the steady, patient work of those who cultivate the heavy, fertile soil. History here is kept not in grand monuments, but in the enduring grain elevators that rise like cathedrals of metal and wood, marking the passage of time against the changing light of the seasons.

About This Fingal Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fingal, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.760533, -97.790382. 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 Fingal includes the ZIP code (58031), telephone area code (701), county seat of Barnes County (Valley City), and school district assignment (Maple Valley Public School District 4).

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.