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 65. The population density is 105.7 people per km². Pettibone is located at 47.1192°N, 99.5196°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58475.

Pettibone lies etched into the broad, sweeping canvas of the North Dakota prairie, a place where the sky is a boundless, ever-changing dome. It lies 63.4 miles east-north-east of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 70°T), and is situated 29.4 miles south-west of Carrington. The land here rolls with a quiet dignity, a gentle undulation of tawny grasses that catch the sun's dying embers in their dry blades, transforming the fields into a sea of molten gold as dusk descends. The air itself carries a peculiar stillness, broken only by the whisper of the wind, a sound that has long been the dominant voice in this vast, open country. The few scattered farmsteads that dot the horizon appear as solitary sentinels against the immensity, their weathered structures speaking of resilience and a deep connection to the soil. The history of Pettibone is a story written in the furrowed earth and the perseverance of its people, a narrative of homesteaders who claimed this land when it was but a wild, untamed expanse. Its economy, like so many prairie settlements, has always been tethered to the cycles of agriculture, with wheat and other grains forming the backbone of its livelihood, their golden heads bowing in unison to the persistent prairie breeze. Though small, Pettibone holds a quiet charm, a place where the pace of life is dictated not by the ticking of clocks but by the slow, sure turning of the seasons, a rhythm that has shaped generations. The faded paint on the general store and the well-worn paths between houses tell of a continuity, a sense that the past is not so much gone as it is interwoven with the present, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life.

About This Pettibone Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pettibone, North Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.119158, -99.519556. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Pettibone and Kidder County.

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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Pettibone is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.