Litchville North Dakota Map

About Litchville, North Dakota

Litchville is a locality in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 185. The population density is 31.3 people per km². Litchville is located at 46.6536°N, 98.1943°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58461.

Litchville unfolds across a landscape of generous, sweeping plains, the kind where the horizon seems to stretch into an endless, whispered promise. It lies 63.1 miles west-south-west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 256°T), and is situated 20.7 miles south-south-west of Valley City. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle swell and dip that catches the light in ever-shifting patterns, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun bleeds gold across the stubble fields and the wind, a constant companion, rustles through the hardy prairie grasses. The air itself carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of dry earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening grain, and the sky, an immense dome of cerulean or bruised twilight, feels like a living entity, vast and deeply breathing. Litchville, in its quiet repose, seems to draw its character from this very expanse, a place where the silence is not empty but full, pregnant with the stories carried on the wind. The history of Litchville is bound to the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations, its local economy intrinsically linked to the bounty of agriculture, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first coaxed life from this seemingly untamed earth. Wheat fields, stretching like golden oceans under the wide North Dakota sky, are the heart of Litchville’s prosperity, their cycles dictating the rhythm of life here. Though the days of vast cattle drives and burgeoning railway towns have long since receded, a quiet pride in the land and its harvest still permeates the community, a deep-seated connection to the cycles of planting and reaping. The architecture of Litchville, though humble, often possesses a sturdy, unpretentious beauty, reflecting the practicality and resilience of its people, and the occasional splash of vibrant color from a well-tended garden or a freshly painted storefront hints at a quiet, persistent joy.

About This Litchville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Litchville, North Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.65359, -98.194262. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Litchville and Barnes County.

Detailed location data for Litchville includes the ZIP code (58461), telephone area code (701), county seat of Barnes County (Valley City), and school district assignment (Litchville-Marion Public School District 46). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Litchville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.