Pekin North Dakota Map

About Pekin, North Dakota

Pekin is a locality in Nelson County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 75. The population density is 114.5 people per km². Pekin is located at 47.7908°N, 98.3282°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pekin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58361.

Pekin emerges from the expansive North Dakota horizon as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the vast, open prairie. It lies 60.8 miles west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 262°T), and is situated 33.7 miles southeast of Devils Lake. The land here possesses a singular, austere geometry, where the sky exerts a heavy, luminous pressure upon the earth, turning the afternoon light into a pale, bruised gold that clings to the dry grasses. Only a few miles to the east, the waters of Stump Lake hold the reflection of an enormous, unclouded dome, while the Sheyenne River winds its subtle, serpentine path through the terrain just two miles away. Beyond the immediate reach of the grain elevators, the land occasionally breaks into the rugged, dormant depressions of Tolna Coulee, and on the clearest days, the faint, distant silhouette of Blue Mountain marks the furthest edge of the traveler’s vision.

Pekin remains a product of the agricultural ambition that defined the settlement of the northern plains, its economy tethered to the slow, seasonal pulse of the harvest. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the turning of the soil and the endurance of the local farmers, who navigate the cyclical challenges of a climate that demands both resilience and patience. Nearby, the Nelson County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated character of the region, providing a sanctuary for the migratory life that passes through the basin each year. In Pekin, the history of the land is not found in monuments, but in the enduring fiber of the people and the silent, persistent growth of the crops that stretch toward the horizon, mapping a life defined by the gravity of the soil and the shifting colors of the wind.

About This Pekin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pekin, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.79083, -98.328156. 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 Pekin includes the ZIP code (58361), telephone area code (701), county seat of Nelson County (Lakota), and school district assignment (Dakota Prairie 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.