Forbes North Dakota Map

About Forbes, North Dakota

Forbes is a locality in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 36. The population density is 57.4 people per km². Forbes is located at 45.9436°N, 98.7820°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Forbes is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58439.

Forbes occupies a low-slung expanse of the northern prairie, where the horizon pulls the eye toward an infinite, pale blue distance. It lies 36.0 miles north-northwest of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 337°T), and is situated 66.9 miles south of Jamestown. The land here is a tectonic table of earth and grass, sliced by the subtle depressions of Hoevens Gulch and the intermittent flow of Webber Gulch, which carve narrow, shadowed veins through the heavy soil. To the south, the surface shifts into a quiet, uneven rhythm, while the distant rise of Cannon Hill anchors the western view like a faint, blurred thumbprint against the sky. During the late afternoon, the light turns a thin, bruised gold, casting long shadows across the fields that make the flat ground seem to breathe and fold under the weight of the immense, unclouded air.

Forbes emerged from the turn of the century as a sturdy node in the agricultural grid, built upon the hard-won labor of those who broke the stubborn sod to plant wheat and sunflowers. The economy remains tethered to the slow rotation of the seasons, dominated by the heavy machinery of harvest and the quiet maintenance of grain elevators that stand as sentinels over the tracks. Just a few miles away, the protected wildness of Johnson's Gulch offers a sanctuary for the native grasses, while the quiet basin of Elm Lake holds the stillness of the plains, reflecting the changing temper of the clouds. Life here moves with the deliberate patience of the climate, defined by the endurance of the soil and a communal understanding that the land demands both respect and a steady, calloused hand to persist.

About This Forbes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forbes, North Dakota. Coordinates: 45.943585, -98.782048. 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 Forbes includes the ZIP code (58439), telephone area code (701), county seat of Dickey County (Ellendale), and school district assignment (Ellendale Public School District 40).

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.