Lehr North Dakota Map

About Lehr, North Dakota

Lehr is a locality in McIntosh County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 81. The population density is 162.9 people per km². Lehr is located at 46.2797°N, 99.3523°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lehr is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58460.

Lehr occupies a vast, hushed expanse of the North Dakota prairie where the horizon stretches into a pale, infinite arc. It lies 53.2 miles southwest of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 215°T), and is situated 77.2 miles east-southeast of Bismarck. The landscape around Lehr consists of open, wind-swept plains that shift in color from the deep emerald of spring grasses to the brittle, burnished gold of autumn stubble. A mile to the north, the waters of Mud Lake gather in a shallow basin, reflecting the immense, cloud-dappled sky that defines the visual character of the region. Further out, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Streeter Moraine marks the edge of the world, while the Mcintosh County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a quiet sanctuary for migratory wings, punctuating the stillness of the plains with the sudden, rhythmic rush of birds taking flight into the evening light.

History in Lehr remains anchored to the sturdy, pragmatic spirit of those who first broke the sod to carve a livelihood from the stubborn, fertile soil. The local economy persists as a quiet testament to the enduring cycles of agriculture, with grain elevators rising as vertical monuments above the flat terrain, serving as the primary landmarks for miles around. Though Beaver Creek flows fourteen miles away, its influence is felt in the subtle drainage patterns that shape the surrounding fields, dictating the patterns of cultivation that have sustained families here for generations. Life in Lehr unfolds with a deliberate, steady pace, defined by the seasonal labor of the harvest and the deep, silent insulation of winter, where the cold air turns crisp and clear, sharpening the outlines of the barns and silos against the darkening gray of the plains.

About This Lehr Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lehr, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.279694, -99.352334. 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 Lehr includes the ZIP code (58460), telephone area code (701), county seat of McIntosh County (Ashley), and school district assignment (Wishek Public School District 19).

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.