Gardner North Dakota Map

About Gardner, North Dakota

Gardner is a locality in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 129. The population density is 100.2 people per km². Gardner is located at 47.1472°N, 96.9679°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gardner is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58036.

Gardner sits upon a flat, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches into a thin, pale line, pulling the gaze toward an enormous, unyielding sky. It lies 19.1 miles north of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 350°T), and is situated 20.5 miles north-northwest of Fargo. The earth here is a dark, heavy loam, shaped by the slow, deliberate work of seasonal shifts that turn the fields from a deep, dormant brown to the vibrant, shivering green of early summer. Six miles to the east, the Red River of the North marks the edge of the valley, a sluggish, winding vein that dictates the moisture of the soil and the quiet habits of the land. In the late autumn, the light loses its warmth, casting long, bruised shadows across the stubble of harvested wheat, while the air grows brittle and sharp, carrying the scent of frost and impending stillness.

Gardner emerged from the steady expansion of the railroad, a logistical point carved into the prairie to serve the grain elevators that still stand as sentinels over the local economy. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the region, with the rhythm of the year defined by the planting and the harvest, a cycle that demands both patience and a hardened resolve from those who work the dirt. While modern machinery has altered the scale of labor, the fundamental character of the labor remains tied to the fertility of the Red River of the North valley. Residents often look toward the wider world, yet they find their own relief in the quiet distance of the plains, perhaps making the journey to Grandin Lake or the trails of Riverwood Park when the season allows for a brief respite from the fields. Life in Gardner moves with the measured pace of a pendulum, indifferent to the frantic noise of distant centers, preferring the honest weight of a long day’s work beneath the clouds.

About This Gardner Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gardner, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.147197, -96.967861. 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 Gardner includes the ZIP code (58036), telephone area code (701), county seat of Cass County (Fargo), and school district assignment (Northern Cass Public School District 97).

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.