Richardton North Dakota Map

About Richardton, North Dakota

Richardton is a locality in Stark County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 692. The population density is 195.3 people per km². Richardton is located at 46.8842°N, 102.3332°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Richardton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58652.

Richardton commands a sprawling expanse of golden prairie where the horizon line seems to stretch toward the infinite, pulled tight by the weight of a gargantuan sky. It lies 22.4 miles east of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 89°T), and is situated 36.4 miles southwest of Beulah. The land here holds a quiet, austere dignity, marked by the steady, rhythmic pulse of the wind as it moves across the grass and the distant, hazy silhouette of the Lime Hills on the western edge of perception. To the north, the terrain dips toward the stillness of Abbey Lake, while the modest, wandering course of Government Creek cuts through the earth three miles away, drawing life from the soil in a slow, patient migration. Sunlight at dusk catches the dust motes and the dry stalks of grain, casting a copper glow that makes the entire plain appear as if it were forged from warm, weathered bronze.

Richardton remains a place defined by the endurance of its pioneers and the enduring industry of the plains, where the economy is rooted deep in the bounty of the fields and the seasonal cycles of the harvest. The presence of the historic abbey grounds provides a structural gravity to the local landscape, anchoring the identity of Richardton in a tradition of scholarship and reflection that persists amidst the modern mechanics of agriculture. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the soil and the shifting temperatures that define the high, open plains. It is a locality where the silence between the gusts of wind is as much a part of the daily experience as the low hum of machinery, creating a space where the history of the region is felt in the steady persistence of those who choose to call this wide, unyielding country their own.

About This Richardton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richardton, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.884162, -102.333163. 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 Richardton includes the ZIP code (58652), telephone area code (701), county seat of Stark County (Dickinson), and school district assignment (Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34).

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.