Washburn North Dakota Map

About Washburn, North Dakota

Washburn is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,300. The population density is 297.9 people per km². Washburn is located at 47.2892°N, 101.0290°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Washburn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58577.

Washburn asserts itself upon the high, open plains where the horizon stretches toward an immense, pale sky. It lies 32.6 miles north-northwest of Mandan, ND (from Mandan, ND: bearing 348°T), and is situated 27.8 miles east of Hazen. The Missouri River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its heavy, silver-gray currents providing a constant, rhythmic pulse against the quietude of the surrounding prairie. To the west, the earth shifts into the rugged, broken terrain of Coal Lake Coulee, where the shadows lengthen early across the dry, sun-bleached grasses. Only a mile away, the Lewis And Clark Wildlife Management Area preserves a fragment of the wilder, uncultivated plains, offering a sanctuary of cottonwoods and brush that feel entirely removed from the steady, mechanical hum of modern industry. In the hush of late afternoon, the light here acquires a brittle, golden clarity, illuminating the textures of the soil and the deep, enduring stillness of the plains.

Washburn maintains a character forged by the pragmatism of the northern plains and the persistent influence of the energy sector that defines the regional economy. The legacy of coal mining and power generation remains an invisible weight, grounding the local life in a cycle of labor and seasonal endurance that stretches back through generations of settlers. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of those accustomed to the long winters, finding its focus in the small, essential rituals of daily work and the quiet maintenance of the community. While the distant silhouette of Horseshoe Butte marks the limit of the view, the immediate world centers on the riverbank and the expansive fields that define the livelihood of the region. Even the quiet, nearby expanse of Weller Slough seems to mirror this isolation, holding the stillness of the prairie in a way that suggests a landscape largely content to remain undisturbed by the passage of time.

About This Washburn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Washburn, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.28916, -101.029035. 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 Washburn includes the ZIP code (58577), telephone area code (701), county seat of McLean County (Washburn), and school district assignment (Washburn Public School District 4).

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.