Harwood North Dakota Map

About Harwood, North Dakota

Harwood is a locality in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 794. The population density is 256.5 people per km². Harwood is located at 46.9794°N, 96.8806°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Harwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58042.

Harwood occupies a vast, flat expanse of the Red River Valley where the horizon stretches into an uninterrupted line of earth and atmosphere. It lies 7.3 miles north of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 7°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-northwest of Fargo. The landscape around Harwood is defined by the profound stillness of the prairie, where the sky claims more space than the land itself, shifting from a hard, brilliant cerulean at midday to a bruised, violet-tinged gray as the sun retreats behind the distant, level fields. Only a mile away, the Sheyenne River carves a serpentine path through the black, fertile soil, its banks lined with dense thickets of cottonwood and willow that catch the wind and hold the shadows long after the open plains have surrendered to the light.

Harwood serves as a quiet agricultural outpost, its character fundamentally shaped by the rhythmic pulse of the planting and harvest seasons that dictate the tempo of daily life. The economy remains anchored to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the cultivation of wheat and sugar beets sustains a tradition of labor that has persisted for generations. While the quietude of the plains dominates the experience of the region, residents often seek the local shade of Riverwood Park, a sanctuary of green just four miles away, or look toward the distant, crystalline waters of Hatchet Lake for relief from the summer heat. In Harwood, the legacy of the pioneer settlers is not found in monuments, but in the enduring, stoic precision of the fence lines and the steady, unpretentious industry that defines the local spirit.

About This Harwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Harwood, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.979412, -96.880638. 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 Harwood includes the ZIP code (58042), telephone area code (701), county seat of Cass County (Fargo), and school district assignment (West Fargo Public School District 6).

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.