Oakes North Dakota Map

About Oakes, North Dakota

Oakes is a locality in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,798. The population density is 443.9 people per km². Oakes is located at 46.1386°N, 98.0904°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oakes is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58474.

Oakes occupies a quiet expanse of the northern plains, where the horizon stretches toward an immense sky that dictates the temperament of the land. It lies 60.9 miles south-southeast of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 151°T), and is situated 28.6 miles southwest of Lisbon. The James River carves a deliberate, meandering path only a mile away, its slow current cutting through the dark, fertile soil that characterizes this region. Five miles to the west, Lake Taayer offers a still reflection of the clouds, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Whitestone Hills marks the edge of the visual world. During the autumn, the light turns a brittle, pale gold, illuminating the stubble of harvested fields and casting long, sharp shadows across the flat, unyielding earth.

Oakes emerged from the determination of settlers who saw promise in the deep, black loam, establishing an economy fundamentally tied to the seasonal cycles of grain and livestock. The agricultural heritage remains the pulse of the local character, evidenced by the silos and machinery that stand as utilitarian monuments against the prairie wind. Stewardship of the wild persists nearby at the Dickey County Waterfowl Production Area, where the land is left to its own devices, providing a sanctuary that echoes the quiet intensity of the surrounding countryside. Life in Oakes moves with a steady, pragmatic grace, defined by a community that recognizes the endurance required to thrive in a landscape where the seasons arrive with such profound and uncompromising clarity.

About This Oakes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oakes, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.138579, -98.090379. 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 Oakes includes the ZIP code (58474), telephone area code (701), county seat of Dickey County (Ellendale), and school district assignment (Oakes Public School District 41).

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.