Turtle Lake North Dakota Map

About Turtle Lake, North Dakota

Turtle Lake is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 542. The population density is 408.7 people per km². Turtle Lake is located at 47.5200°N, 100.8901°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Turtle Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58575.

Turtle Lake claims a vast, open expanse where the horizon stretches into a pale, endless reach of prairie grass and cultivated fields. It lies 47.9 miles north of Mandan, ND (from Mandan, ND: bearing 0°T), and is situated 49.4 miles north of Bismarck. The land here holds a quiet, heavy stillness, punctuated only by the subtle shifts in light that turn the stubble of autumn fields into shades of burnished copper and deep violet. A mile to the west, the water of Lake Holmes reflects the unblinking clarity of the sky, its surface often glass-still against the low-lying terrain. Further out, the distant silhouette of the Prophets Mountains breaks the flatness of the skyline, standing as a dim, jagged reminder of the shifting geology that once shaped this high plains country.

Turtle Lake carries the weight of a history rooted in the soil, where the lives of those who first broke the sod remain echoed in the sturdy, grid-like arrangement of the streets. The local economy persists as a quiet negotiation with the seasons, centered on the rhythms of agriculture that have defined the region for generations. Nearby, the Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, a place where the air fills with the sudden, rhythmic rush of wings that cuts through the silence of the grasslands. Three miles away, Turtle Creek winds through the landscape, its path marked by a thin, persistent line of vegetation that offers a rare, shadowed contrast to the bright, exposed brightness of the surrounding fields.

About This Turtle Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Turtle Lake, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.519998, -100.890143. 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 Turtle Lake includes the ZIP code (58575), telephone area code (701), county seat of McLean County (Washburn), and school district assignment (Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72).

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.