Plaza North Dakota Map

About Plaza, North Dakota

Plaza is a locality in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 211. The population density is 75.3 people per km². Plaza is located at 48.0258°N, 101.9610°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Plaza is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58771.

Plaza emerges from the vast, open prairie as a collection of structures anchored firmly against the relentless horizon. It lies 33.8 miles west-southwest of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 245°T), and is situated 24.7 miles east of New Town. Under an enormous sky that dictates the mood of the day, the land surrounding Plaza stretches out in subtle, muted tones of earth and dried grass, broken only by the occasional silhouette of a distant grain elevator. Three miles away, the East Fork Shell Creek traces a quiet path through the terrain, while the Ward County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory wings just five miles from the center. The air here holds a distinct, crisp clarity, sharpening the edges of the horizon and making the light at dusk appear to linger with a heavy, golden patience.

Plaza carries the quiet weight of a history rooted in the expansion of the northern plains, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the shifting fortunes of the regional oil industry. Life in Plaza follows the seasonal pulse of the harvest, a cycle that defines the community’s endurance in an environment where the nearest lake, Shell Lake, sits twelve miles away as a solitary blue pause in the landscape. Beyond the daily labor of the fields, the presence of Round Top Hill seventeen miles distant serves as a faint, immovable marker for those looking toward the western edge of the vista. Residents move with a steady, pragmatic grace, acknowledging that while the world outside may accelerate, the pace of life in Plaza remains calibrated to the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.

About This Plaza Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Plaza, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.025846, -101.961. 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 Plaza includes the ZIP code (58771), telephone area code (701), county seat of Mountrail County (Stanley), and school district assignment (Lewis and Clark Public School District 161).

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.