New Town North Dakota Map

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.

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).

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.