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 169. The population density is 28.9 people per km². Litchville is located at 46.6536°N, 98.1943°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Litchville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58461.

Litchville claims its place upon the expansive, open prairie where the horizon stretches into an immense, pale arc that seems to hold the earth in a quiet, pressurized stillness. It lies 30.1 miles southeast of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 126°T), and is situated 20.7 miles south-southwest of Valley City. The landscape is defined by the subtle, rhythmic swell of the plains, broken only by the thin, dark ribbon of Bear Creek as it meanders through the tall grasses three miles away. During the transition of dusk, the light here loses its sharp edge, diffusing into a soft, amber clarity that turns the stubble of the fields into rows of burnished copper. To the south, the profile of Standing Rock Hill rises as a singular interruption in the flatness, while the Lamoure County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory wings that pattern the sky in shifting, kinetic geometries.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Litchville, with the economy anchored to the deep, dark soil that has supported generations of settlers since the region was first opened to homesteading. The town grew as a necessary node for the harvest, its character shaped by the cyclical demands of the grain trade and the stoic independence of those who work the land. Life in Litchville moves with a deliberate, measured pace, dictated by the turning seasons and the unpredictable temperament of the northern climate. While Saint Marys Lake rests thirteen miles away as a quiet destination for those seeking the reflection of clouds on still water, the true identity of the place is found in the everyday persistence of its residents and the enduring, quiet beauty of a land that asks for nothing but labor and respect.

About This Litchville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Litchville, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.65359, -98.194262. 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 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).

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.