McLeod North Dakota Map

About McLeod, North Dakota

McLeod is a locality in Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 11.0 people per km². McLeod is located at 46.3936°N, 97.2995°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58057.

McLeod sits upon the expansive, open prairie of North Dakota where the horizon pulls the eye toward an immense and unyielding sky. It lies 38.3 miles south-southwest of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 210°T), and is situated 18.5 miles east of Lisbon. The landscape surrounding McLeod is defined by the shifting grasses of the Sheyenne National Grassland, which stretches across the terrain like a tawny, wind-brushed pelt. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Whitestone Hills provides a faint, jagged anchor to the view, while the local earth, marked by sandy soils and pockets of woodland, holds the lingering warmth of the sun long after the light has turned to a bruised, violet gray.

Agriculture and the quiet stewardship of the land sustain the economy here, with the rhythms of McLeod dictated by the slow seasonal turning of the crops and the needs of the surrounding range. The Sheyenne River winds its way through the region some eight miles away, its presence felt in the subtle shifts of vegetation and the cool, damp air that settles in the lowlands at dusk. Residents often look toward Mirror Pool, ten miles distant, as a place of stillness in a region otherwise shaped by the persistent, sweeping breath of the plains. Life here moves with the measured pace of a pendulum, grounded in a history of resilient settlement and a deep, unspoken familiarity with the vast, quiet geography that defines the character of the people.

About This McLeod Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McLeod, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.393575, -97.299535. 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 McLeod includes the ZIP code (58057), telephone area code (701), county seat of Ransom County (Lisbon), and school district assignment (Lisbon Public School District 19).

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.