South Heart North Dakota Map

About South Heart, North Dakota

South Heart is a locality in Stark County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 394. The population density is 125.8 people per km². South Heart is located at 46.8647°N, 102.9916°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. South Heart is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58655.

South Heart marks a transition where the endless, grass-swept plains begin to buckle and fold into the rugged character of the western badlands. It lies 9.6 miles west of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 264°T), and is situated 93.3 miles south-southeast of Williston. The Heart River carves a narrow, winding path through this expanse, its water providing a vital, dark ribbon of moisture against the parched earth of the high prairie. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Rocky Ridge defines the horizon, appearing as a thin bruise against an immense, cloud-streaked sky. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, unfiltered clarity, bleaching the golden wheat fields by midday and stretching long, violet shadows across the soil as the day recedes. Four miles away, the waters of Edward Arthur Patterson Lake gather in a quiet basin, offering a rare stillness in a landscape defined by the persistent, sweeping movement of the wind.

South Heart remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the demands of an economy rooted in the soil and the deep, subterranean resources of the state. The surrounding acreage is dominated by agricultural operations that have persisted for generations, though the influence of the nearby oil patch brings a different, mechanical energy to the quiet roads. Residents often find recreation at Patterson Lake, where the shoreline provides a reprieve from the labor of the harvest or the industrial grind. The social character of South Heart is shaped by this blend of endurance and industry, where the pace is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the urgency of urban centers. Life here is measured in the steady persistence of the people, who maintain their homesteads and businesses beneath an expansive sky that dwarfs the human scale.

About This South Heart Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Heart, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.864734, -102.991567. 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 South Heart includes the ZIP code (58655), telephone area code (701), county seat of Stark County (Dickinson), and school district assignment (South Heart Public School District 9).

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.