Maddock North Dakota Map

About Maddock, North Dakota

Maddock is a locality in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 402. The population density is 176.0 people per km². Maddock is located at 47.9625°N, 99.5301°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Maddock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58348.

Maddock emerges from the vast, open expanse of the North Dakota prairie, defined by a horizon that stretches toward an enormous, pale sky. It lies 82.2 miles north-northwest of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 332°T), and is situated 31.9 miles west-southwest of Devils Lake. The land around Maddock maintains a steady, rhythmic flatness, occasionally interrupted by the subtle rise of Black Hammer Hill to the distant west. Five miles away, the landscape shifts toward the drainage of Big Coulee, where the earth holds moisture long after the snowmelt has receded, and the proximity of the Sheyenne River provides a quiet, persistent current through the regional terrain. The light here acts with a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of the grain elevators and fences until they appear as ink-drawn lines against the muted, golden-brown grasses of the plains.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Maddock, as the economy is tied to the cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of daily existence. The nearby Lake Legreid serves as a local point of stillness, offering a refuge for migratory birds and a quiet space for the residents of Maddock who value the solitude of the open country. History here is found in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the homesteading era, where the labor of early settlers is reflected in the resilience of the current community. Life moves with an observant, deliberate quality, shaped by the changing seasons and the simple, profound necessity of tending to the land under the expansive, unshadowed dome of the northern plains.

About This Maddock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maddock, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.962509, -99.530133. 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 Maddock includes the ZIP code (58348), telephone area code (701), county seat of Benson County (Minnewaukan), and school district assignment (Maddock Public School District 9).

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.