Explore Maxbass, North Dakota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
| City | Maxbass |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Bottineau County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 48.721688 |
| Longitude | -101.141546 |
| Population | 89 |
| Density | 210.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 58760 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| County Seat | Bottineau |
| School District | Newburg United Public School District 54 |
Maxbass remains a quiet sentinel amidst the vast, unyielding expanse of the northern plains. It lies 34.5 miles north-northeast of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 12°T), and is situated 22.4 miles north-northeast of Minot AFB. The horizon stretches thin and flat, a pale line where the earth surrenders to an enormous, light-filled sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold as the sun retreats. Only a mile away, the Bottineau County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary of grasses and wetlands, while the nearby Cut Bank Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the soil. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of every fence post and grain bin, rendering the landscape with a stark, meditative precision that demands stillness from those who walk its perimeter.
Maxbass emerged from the ambitions of the early twentieth-century rail expansion, establishing a character defined by the sturdy, practical rhythms of agriculture. The local economy persists as a reflection of the seasonal cycle, where the success of the harvest dictates the pulse of daily life. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the terrain remains tethered to the quiet labor of the fields, a legacy that persists in the austere, enduring architecture of the storefronts. Residents navigate the distance to Unit 332 Reservoir as a common journey for recreation, yet the true spirit of the locality is found in the communal patience required to thrive in such an open, exposed geography.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maxbass, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.721688, -101.141546. 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 Maxbass includes the ZIP code (58760), telephone area code (701), county seat of Bottineau County (Bottineau), and school district assignment (Newburg United Public School District 54).
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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |