White Shield North Dakota Map

About White Shield, North Dakota

White Shield is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 363. The population density is 36.9 people per km². White Shield is located at 47.6614°N, 101.8452°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58775.

White Shield exists as a quiet assertion of human endurance against the vast, unrelenting expanse of the northern prairie. It lies 46.9 miles south-southwest of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 213°T), and is situated 27.7 miles north of Beulah. The landscape around White Shield is defined by a rigorous, open horizon where the land shifts into rhythmic, rolling contours that eventually rise toward the modest prominence of Paint Hill. Only a mile away, the Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, its wetlands offering a stark contrast to the drier, wind-swept grasses that dominate the terrain. A few miles to the west, the West Branch Douglas Creek carves a thin, seasonal vein through the earth, while the broader, deeper basin of Lake Sakakawea waits six miles distant, its presence felt in the way the air holds a persistent, cool clarity even during the heat of a summer afternoon.

History in White Shield is tied deeply to the resilience of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, whose presence informs the cultural pulse and enduring character of the land. Economic life here remains tethered to the cycles of the plains, where agricultural labor and the shifting demands of the energy industry dictate the pace of the days. The light at dusk is particularly transformative, casting long, bruised purples and golds across the fields until the sky feels heavy and immense, pressing down upon the low-slung buildings. Life in White Shield proceeds with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a people who have learned to thrive in a place where the wind is a constant companion and the horizon serves as a permanent, humbling reminder of the scale of the world.

About This White Shield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of White Shield, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.661393, -101.845168. 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 White Shield includes the ZIP code (58775), telephone area code (701), county seat of McLean County (Washburn), and school district assignment (White Shield Public School District 85).

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.