Fordville North Dakota Map

About Fordville, North Dakota

Fordville is a locality in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 207. The population density is 79.0 people per km². Fordville is located at 48.2175°N, 97.7906°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fordville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58231.

Fordville emerges from the vast, open expanse of the North Dakota prairie, a place where the sky commands a presence more formidable than the earth itself. It lies 40.4 miles west-northwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 300°T), and is situated 22.0 miles southwest of Grafton. The horizon stretches in an unbroken, level line, interrupted only by the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or the thin, persistent line of the North Branch Forest River, which carves a modest path through the surrounding fields. As the sun dips toward the edge of the world, the landscape softens, turning the dry grasses into a sea of amber that seems to hold the light long after the day has ostensibly concluded. Six miles to the west, the land dips into the subtle, mysterious depression of Skunk Coulee, a reminder of the quiet geological shifts that have shaped this terrain into a tapestry of flat, fertile dirt and subtle, wind-swept undulations.

Agriculture remains the singular heartbeat of Fordville, dictating the rhythm of life through the planting of spring wheat and the late-summer harvest that keeps the local economy aligned with the soil. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the resilience of those who built their lives amidst the demanding climate, constructing a settlement that persists through the harsh, freezing winters and the sudden, vivid blooms of spring. Residents find recreation in the wider landscape, perhaps venturing toward the Grand Forks County Waterfowl Production Area to observe the seasonal migration of birds, or seeking the stillness found near the waters of Homme Lake. In Fordville, the quietude is not an absence of sound but a deliberate clarity, allowing the traveler to hear the wind move through the stalks and recognize the profound, steady patience required to thrive in such an expansive, unyielding geography.

About This Fordville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fordville, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.217493, -97.790645. 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 Fordville includes the ZIP code (58231), telephone area code (701), county seat of Walsh County (Grafton), and school district assignment (Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5).

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.