Scranton North Dakota Map

About Scranton, North Dakota

Scranton is a locality in Bowman County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 258. The population density is 145.2 people per km². Scranton is located at 46.1481°N, 103.1429°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Scranton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58653.

Scranton occupies a quiet expanse of high plains where the horizon stretches into an immense, unbroken arc of pale blue. It lies 53.2 miles south-southwest of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 199°T), and is situated 99.6 miles southeast of Glendive. Buffalo Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks fringed with hardy grasses that sway in the persistent wind. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Harvey Hills mark the edge of the visual world, while the stillness of Gascoyne Lake offers a singular, reflective mirror for the shifting clouds. The light here has a crystalline quality, sharpening the edges of every fence post and grain bin as the day wanes into a deep, violet dusk.

Scranton remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the demanding cycles of agriculture that define the surrounding prairie. Farmers work the dark, fertile soil under a vast sky, continuing a lineage of labor that has persisted since the early days of homesteading in this region. While the economy remains deeply rooted in the harvest and the broader interests of the regional energy sector, life moves with a steady, deliberate pace. Residents might find solitude at Spring Creek, a preserve that protects the quiet character of the land, serving as a reminder of the wilder, untouched prairie that once blanketed this entire corner of the state.

About This Scranton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scranton, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.148062, -103.14295. 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 Scranton includes the ZIP code (58653), telephone area code (701), county seat of Bowman County (Bowman), and school district assignment (Scranton Public School District 33).

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.