Oberon North Dakota Map

About Oberon, North Dakota

Oberon is a locality in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 101. The population density is 111.4 people per km². Oberon is located at 47.9231°N, 99.2040°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oberon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58357.

Oberon emerges from the vast, treeless expanse of the North Dakota prairie like a quiet gathering of grain silos and low-slung rooftops against a sky that seems to possess more weight than the earth itself. It lies 73.7 miles north-northwest of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 342°T), and is situated 20.0 miles southwest of Devils Lake. The horizon here is an unyielding line, broken only by the distant, subtle silhouette of Crow Hill, which marks the edge of the visual field as the sun pulls long, amber shadows across the stubble of harvested fields. Four miles to the east, the Benson County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the air vibrates with the sudden, collective ascent of wings, a rhythm of migration that defines the seasonal pulse of the region. The silence of the plains is rarely absolute, often punctuated by the low, insistent rush of wind that carries the scent of dry soil and the distant, cooling promise of the Sheyenne River.

Oberon maintains a steady, deliberate pace tethered to the cycles of the soil, reflecting a history carved by those who first measured their lives against the demands of a demanding, fertile landscape. The local economy remains anchored to the golden geometry of wheat and soy, where the machinery of modern agriculture hums through the long, bright days of autumn. Life here is influenced by the proximity of Twin Lakes, where the water mirrors the shifting bruised purples and pale golds of the twilight, serving as a rare, shimmering interruption to the monochrome horizon. While the geography is shaped by the subtle shifts of Peterson Coulee miles away, the character of the place is defined by the endurance of its inhabitants, who find a quiet, austere beauty in the way the winter light clarifies the lines of the prairie, stripping the world down to its most essential, honest form.

About This Oberon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oberon, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.923055, -99.204018. 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 Oberon includes the ZIP code (58357), telephone area code (701), county seat of Benson County (Minnewaukan), and school district assignment (Oberon Public School District 16).

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.