Leeds North Dakota Map

About Leeds, North Dakota

Leeds is a locality in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 442. The population density is 269.6 people per km². Leeds is located at 48.2889°N, 99.4376°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Leeds is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58346.

Leeds anchors itself upon the vast, open expanse of the North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches into a thin, pale line that divides the earth from an enormous, unyielding sky. It lies 85.6 miles east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 87°T), and is situated 28.6 miles west-northwest of Devils Lake. The landscape here is defined by a quiet, subtle geometry, marked by the presence of Lake Ibsen a short distance away and the distinct rise of The Buttes breaking the flatness seven miles to the horizon. Within the Benson County Waterfowl Production Area, the land retains a primal, unmanicured character, where the wind ripples through native grasses and the light at dusk turns the stubble fields into a bruised, metallic gold. It is a place of austere beauty, where the sheer scale of the terrain hums with a silent, persistent energy that demands a certain humility from those who dwell under its wide reach.

Leeds emerged from the necessities of the iron rail and the promise of fertile soil, establishing a rhythm of life dictated by the cycles of the harvest and the temperament of the seasons. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding plains, where the grain elevator serves as the singular, vertical sentinel of the neighborhood. While the distant, meandering path of Mauvais Coulee marks the broader geography of the region, the daily existence in Leeds is shaped by the practical, industrious character of a people who have long understood the weight of the winter and the urgency of the spring thaw. Here, the passage of time is measured not in grand events, but in the slow, rhythmic turning of the earth and the enduring, quiet persistence of a life lived in harmony with the temper of the plains.

About This Leeds Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leeds, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.288888, -99.437635. 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 Leeds includes the ZIP code (58346), telephone area code (701), county seat of Benson County (Minnewaukan), and school district assignment (Leeds 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.