Pettibone North Dakota Map

About Pettibone, North Dakota

Pettibone is a locality in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. The population density is 127.3 people per km². Pettibone is located at 47.1192°N, 99.5196°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pettibone is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58475.

Pettibone emerges from the vast, open expanse of the North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches into an immense, unbroken arc of sky. It lies 40.8 miles west-northwest of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 291°T), and is situated 29.4 miles southwest of Carrington. The land around Pettibone is defined by a rhythmic, glacial topography that gathers the light of the sun into sharp, clear glints across the surface of Ranch Lake, located just a mile away. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Brush Hills suggests a rugged edge to the world, though here the terrain remains dominated by the quiet perseverance of tall grasses and the subtle, shifting hues of earth and stubble. The air holds a distinct, dry clarity, often ringing with the sudden, sharp lift of wind that carries the scent of ripening grain and the cooling dampness of the earth.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Pettibone, where the local economy is written in the seasonal language of planting and harvest. The heritage of the region is anchored in the resilience of those who first broke this heavy soil, creating a landscape that is as much a labor of human will as it is a product of nature. Wildlife finds a sanctuary nearby at the Stutsman County Waterfowl Production Area, where the land is managed to preserve the wild, shifting character of the plains. Life in Pettibone moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the frantic cadence of larger centers, yet connected to the wider world through the shared cycle of the land and the vast, encompassing silence of the plains.

About This Pettibone Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pettibone, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.119158, -99.519556. 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 Pettibone includes the ZIP code (58475), telephone area code (701), county seat of Kidder County (Steele), and school district assignment (Kidder County 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.