Marion North Dakota Map

About Marion, North Dakota

Marion is a locality in LaMoure County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 125. The population density is 57.6 people per km². Marion is located at 46.6072°N, 98.3323°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marion is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58466.

Marion occupies a wide, level expanse of the northern plains where the horizon pulls the eye toward an immense, unburdened sky. It lies 27.5 miles southeast of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 140°T), and is situated 26.8 miles southwest of Valley City. The landscape around Marion consists of vast, open fields that shift in color from the pale gold of ripening wheat to the deep, dark brown of turned earth, broken only by the occasional shelterbelt of trees or the subtle dip of the terrain. Eight miles to the west, the land yields to the slight depression of Dry Coulee, while the James River meanders through the broader regional topography, carving a slow path through the prairie soil. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of every fence line and silo, especially at dusk, when the light turns a bruised violet and the silence of the plains becomes a physical weight.

Agriculture defines the pulse of life in Marion, with the seasonal rhythms of sowing and harvest dictating the pace of the days. The proximity to the Lamoure County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, whose seasonal movements provide the only true interruption to the stillness of the fields. While the nearest water can be found twelve miles away at Twin Lakes, the economy remains rooted firmly in the productivity of the soil rather than the aquatic resources. Residents of Marion maintain a quiet resilience, living in a space where history is measured in generations of farmsteads and the slow, steady transformation of the prairie. The collective character of the people reflects the endurance required to inhabit a landscape that offers little shelter from the wind, yet provides a profound, unobstructed view of the changing seasons.

About This Marion Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marion, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.607201, -98.332316. 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 Marion includes the ZIP code (58466), telephone area code (701), county seat of LaMoure County (LaMoure), 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.