New Town North Dakota Map
Explore New Town, North Dakota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of New Town, North Dakota
How to Use This New Town, North Dakota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for New Town, North Dakota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Dakota or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to New Town.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | New Town |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Mountrail County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.980848 |
| Longitude | -102.49018 |
| Population | 2,764 |
| Density | 369.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 58763 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| County Seat | Stanley |
| School District | New Town Public School District 1 |
About New Town, North Dakota
New Town is a locality in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,764. The population density is 369.5 people per km². New Town is located at 47.9808°N, 102.4902°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. New Town is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58763.New Town emerges from the vast, open prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 53.3 miles east-southeast of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 102°T), and is situated 23.7 miles south of Stanley. The landscape around New Town is defined by a rigorous, horizontal grace, where the grasses bow to a relentless wind and the horizon stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Kummer Ridge. Only a mile away, the expansive waters of Lake Sakakawea gather in the basin, reflecting a light that shifts from pale silver to deep indigo as the sun retreats. To the south, the Missouri River carves a path through the terrain, its ancient, deliberate movement grounding the surrounding expanse of plains and the occasional, rugged shadow of Whitebody Coulee.
History remains a living presence here, carried in the traditions of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, whose enduring heritage defines the cultural bedrock of New Town. The local economy is currently tethered to the pulse of the oil industry, an influence that manifests in the steady, rhythmic transit of heavy machinery and the glow of work lights against the dark, quiet plains. Residents find a familiar sanctuary at the Sakakawea Recreation Area, a space where the intersection of human industry and the raw, unadorned prairie becomes clear. Life in New Town moves with a measured intensity, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and a climate that demands both resilience and a quiet appreciation for the stark, singular beauty of the high plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 209° SW
- Lake Sakakawea (Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 270° W
- Vanhook (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 122° SE
- Antelope Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 286° W
- Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 8.2 mi, 291° W · 1.0M acres
- Mountrail County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 13.2 mi, 019° N
- Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 052° NE · 1,572 acres
- Little Missouri State Park (State Park) — 29.8 mi, 199° S
- Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.8 mi, 000° N · 55k acres
- Ziegler School (Historic Ruins) — 36.8 mi, 129° SE
- Ryder Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 38.0 mi, 096° E
- Six Shooters Showall (Cinema) — 38.7 mi, 252° W
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park (National Park) — 44.0 mi, 235° SW · 70k acres
- Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 44.2 mi, 235° SW · 30k acres
- Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 45.1 mi, 360° N · 5,522 acres
- Riverbend Overlook (Viewpoint) — 48.6 mi, 238° SW
- Gn 3059 (Attraction) — 53.4 mi, 283° W
- Lewis and Clark Trail Museum (Museum) — 54.1 mi, 260° W
- Sloulin Field International Airport (historic) (Historic Ruins) — 54.8 mi, 285° W
- Amphitheater (Theatre) — 57.9 mi, 071° E
- Griffon Theaters (Cinema) — 76.0 mi, 191° S
- Utahraptor (Public Artwork) — 76.4 mi, 191° S
- Scientific Center of North America (Monument) — 78.5 mi, 135° SE
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About This New Town Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Town, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.980848, -102.49018. 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 New Town includes the ZIP code (58763), telephone area code (701), county seat of Mountrail County (Stanley), and school district assignment (New Town Public School District 1).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
