Mooreton North Dakota Map

About Mooreton, North Dakota

Mooreton is a locality in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 147.4 people per km². Mooreton is located at 46.2686°N, 96.8762°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58061.

Mooreton unfolds across a landscape that feels as ancient as the sky above it, a gentle swell of prairie land where the horizon stretches out with an almost audacious clarity. It lies 41.9 miles south of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 178°T), and is situated 12.9 miles west of Wahpeton. Fields of corn and soybeans, stitched together by the stark, straight lines of fence posts, dominate the view, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun's long arc across the heavens. Here, the air carries a constant, subtle hum of wind, a living breath that rustles through the tall grasses at the edges of the cultivated fields and whispers secrets through the sparse clusters of cottonwood trees that offer the only significant vertical interruption to the vast, flat expanse. The light, particularly as the day begins to wane, washes over Mooreton in a soft, golden tide, gilding the edges of the farmhouses and barns and casting long, blue shadows that stretch and deepen across the open ground. The history of Mooreton is written not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land for generations, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, like that of so many places across this wide prairie, is rooted deeply in agriculture, with the bounty of the soil providing a steady, if sometimes challenging, livelihood. You can still sense the echoes of earlier settlers who, with grit and determination, broke ground and established the homesteads that now dot the landscape, their stories woven into the very character of Mooreton. While there are no towering edifices or bustling marketplaces, there is a quiet dignity to the way life moves here, a sense of community built on shared experiences and the enduring connection to the earth.

About This Mooreton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mooreton, North Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.26857, -96.876192. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Mooreton and Richland County.

Detailed location data for Mooreton includes the ZIP code (58061), telephone area code (701), county seat of Richland County (Wahpeton), and school district assignment (Wahpeton Public School District 37). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Mooreton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.