Ruso North Dakota Map

About Ruso, North Dakota

Ruso is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 1. The population density is 1.6 people per km². Ruso is located at 47.8383°N, 100.9335°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ruso is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58778.

Ruso occupies a quiet expanse of the northern plains where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the day. It lies 32.0 miles south-southeast of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 148°T), and is situated 44.1 miles south-southeast of Minot AFB. The land around Ruso consists of expansive, wind-swept prairie that yields to the slow, rhythmic rising of the ground toward the distant silhouette of Dogden Butte. To the east, the Wintering River cuts a slender, winding path through the soil, its presence marked by the deepening of green grasses and the occasional cluster of hardy, wind-bent trees. A few miles away, the waters of Strawberry Lake provide a still, reflective break in the terrain, while the nearby Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary where the air is often filled with the sudden, rhythmic beating of wings. When the sun dips low, the light pulls long, thin shadows across the earth, turning the pale stalks of stubble into a field of burnished copper.

Ruso emerged from the expansion of the railroad, a byproduct of an era when the steel rails promised to bind the vast, empty distances of the plains into a network of commerce. The economy remains tethered to this legacy, defined by the seasonal pulse of grain elevators and the patient, year-round labor required to coax a living from the heavy, dark soil. The character of Ruso is shaped by a profound sense of endurance, where families have weathered the extremes of the climate for generations, finding a stubborn beauty in the isolation that keeps the modern world at a distance. Life here moves according to the demands of the harvest and the changing weather, leaving the inhabitants to navigate a landscape that feels both immense and deeply personal. Even as the decades pass, Ruso maintains a stillness that belongs to the land itself, a quiet persistence that remains long after the engines of the trains have faded into the hum of the wind.

About This Ruso Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ruso, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.838337, -100.933481. 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 Ruso includes the ZIP code (58778), telephone area code (701), county seat of McLean County (Washburn), and school district assignment (Velva 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.