Kramer North Dakota Map

About Kramer, North Dakota

Kramer is a locality in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 24. The population density is 60.6 people per km². Kramer is located at 48.6906°N, 100.7068°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kramer is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58748.

Kramer emerges from the vast, unyielding expanse of the northern plains like a deliberate pause in the rhythmic persistence of the wind. It lies 41.6 miles northeast of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 40°T), and is situated 15.2 miles southwest of Bottineau. The horizon here functions as a flat, sharp line where the bruised colors of a prairie dusk bleed into the darkening earth, unencumbered by the jagged shadows of the Turtle Mountains that loom thirty-two miles to the north. Only a mile away, Stone Creek cuts a singular, quiet path through the landscape, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian growth that defies the surrounding grass. The air carries a dry, sharp clarity, and the silence is so profound that the occasional rustle of dry stalks creates an acoustic event, anchoring Kramer to the immense, open sky that defines this high-latitude geography.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life in Kramer, where the seasonal arc of planting and harvest governs the local economy with a gravity that feels ancient. Settlers once carved their existence from this soil with a stubborn, quiet resolve, and today the legacy of that labor remains in the grid of fields that stretch toward the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge, just three miles distant. While the land remains largely defined by its productive capacity, the proximity of the refuge and the nearby LaPorte Coulee offers a refuge for migratory birds and wild grasses that persist in the margins. Life in Kramer moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, favoring the steady endurance of the seasons over the frantic velocity of distant urban centers, leaving the residents to cultivate a communal resilience as deep as the frost line.

About This Kramer Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kramer, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.690565, -100.706809. 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 Kramer includes the ZIP code (58748), telephone area code (701), county seat of Bottineau County (Bottineau), and school district assignment (Newburg United Public School District 54).

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.