Mayville North Dakota Map

About Mayville, North Dakota

Mayville is a locality in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,854. The population density is 380.0 people per km². Mayville is located at 47.4980°N, 97.3245°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mayville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58257.

Mayville emerges from the vast, level expanse of the Red River Valley as a focused point of human industry amid the immense, unrelenting horizon of the northern plains. It lies 32.5 miles south-southwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 205°T), and is situated 32.9 miles south-southwest of East Grand Forks. The Goose River carves a deliberate, shaded path through the edge of the landscape, its slow-moving waters providing a cool, riparian contrast to the sun-drenched fields of grain that stretch outward in every direction. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land remains largely flat, though one might catch a faint, violet-hued suggestion of the Altamont Moraine rising against the western sky during the clearest hours of the day. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, particularly in the autumn when the light leans long and golden across the stubble, turning the wide, open sky into a cavern of shifting, pale blues and bruised grays.

Mayville maintains a character defined by the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots and the academic vitality brought by its local university. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest, a heritage that fostered the settlement’s steady growth and continues to influence the pace of daily affairs. Residents often look toward the Traill County Waterfowl Production Area for a sense of untamed stillness, or seek the quietude of Golden Lake when the summer heat intensifies the scent of dry earth. Life in Mayville moves with a measured, intentional gravity, where the architecture of brick and timber reflects the endurance of those who first broke this heavy, fertile soil. Even amidst the hum of modern machinery, there remains a deep, quiet resonance in the way the shadows lengthen across the streets at dusk, marking the end of another day under the vast, unblinking dome of the prairie.

About This Mayville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mayville, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.498041, -97.324535. 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 Mayville includes the ZIP code (58257), telephone area code (701), county seat of Traill County (Hillsboro), and school district assignment (May-Port CG Public School District 14).

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.