Walcott North Dakota Map

About Walcott, North Dakota

Walcott is a locality in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 262. The population density is 99.6 people per km². Walcott is located at 46.5489°N, 96.9368°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Walcott is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58077.

Walcott occupies a quiet stretch of the North Dakota plains where the horizon exerts a gravitational pull, drawing the eye toward a vast, uninterrupted expanse of sky. It lies 22.6 miles south of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 184°T), and is situated 14.6 miles south of Horace. The terrain is defined by the steady, rhythmic flatness of the earth, punctuated only by the occasional windbreak of trees or the subtle verticality of grain elevators that serve as the landmarks of the region. Five miles to the east, the Wild Rice River cuts a narrow, meandering path through the soil, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian growth that softens the severe geometry of the surrounding fields. To the west, the landscape begins its slow transition toward the Sheyenne National Grassland, where the tallgrass ecosystem maintains a resilient, ancient character against the persistent motion of the prairie wind.

Walcott persists as a place where the economy remains tethered to the slow cycles of the harvest and the deep-rooted traditions of dryland farming. The history of the settlement is etched into the grid of the surrounding acreage, reflecting the industrious spirit of those who first broke the sod to cultivate the heavy, dark loam. During the long, violet-shadowed hours of autumn dusk, the air carries a crisp, metallic edge that speaks to the shifting seasons and the steady, unadorned pace of life here. While the distant, carved depressions of Nyqist Coulee and the quiet waters of Mirror Pool offer a sense of physical diversity to the broader geography, the character of Walcott remains firmly rooted in the quiet endurance of its people and the singular, sweeping scale of the plains.

About This Walcott Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walcott, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.548853, -96.936751. 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 Walcott includes the ZIP code (58077), telephone area code (701), county seat of Richland County (Wahpeton), and school district assignment (Kindred Public School District 2).

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.