Voltaire North Dakota Map

About Voltaire, North Dakota

Voltaire is a locality in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 46. The population density is 36.5 people per km². Voltaire is located at 48.0206°N, 100.8415°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Voltaire is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58792.

Voltaire endures as a quiet anchor upon the vast, unyielding expanse of the North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue arc. It lies 25.6 miles southeast of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 125°T), and is situated 35.5 miles southeast of Minot AFB. The land here is defined by a subtle, glacial persistence, characterized by the low, grassy swells that roll toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hogback Ridge. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Erickson Lake mirror the shifting cloud formations, while the steady, seasonal pulse of Spring Creek winds its way through the nearby landscape. To the north, the terrain softens into the subtle depressions of Bonnes Coulee, where the earth holds the memory of ancient meltwater beneath a thin, hardy layer of soil. As the sun dips toward the edge of the world, the light turns a bruised, metallic gold, catching the dry stalks of native grasses and casting long, skeletal shadows across the open plains.

Voltaire holds a quiet legacy tied to the rhythmic cycles of the Great Northern Railway, which once dictated the tempo of commerce and movement across these plains. The economy remains tethered to the patient labor of the soil, with the surrounding fields producing the grains that sustain the rhythm of the seasons. Nearby, the McHenry County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a vital sanctuary, where the stillness is frequently broken by the sudden, percussive rise of wings against the heavy, scentless air. Life in Voltaire moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the weight of the seasons, where the primary exchange is not found in the bustle of trade, but in the shared knowledge of the land’s temperament. It is a place where the architecture of the past—weather-beaten timber and the rusted skeletons of abandoned machinery—sits in quiet dialogue with the immense, indifferent sky above.

About This Voltaire Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Voltaire, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.020563, -100.841537. 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 Voltaire includes the ZIP code (58792), telephone area code (701), county seat of McHenry County (Towner), 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.