Wilton North Dakota Map

About Wilton, North Dakota

Wilton is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 718. The population density is 498.6 people per km². Wilton is located at 47.1586°N, 100.7835°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58579.

Wilton occupies a vast, pale expanse of North Dakota prairie where the horizon stretches so thin it seems to dissolve into the pale blue of the afternoon sky. It lies 23.5 miles north-northeast of Mandan, ND (from Mandan, ND: bearing 12°T), and is situated 24.2 miles north of Bismarck. The earth here is defined by a rigorous, open flatness that catches the shifting light, turning the dry grasses from muted gold to a deep, bruised copper as the sun descends. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Burnt Creek cuts a modest, winding path through the soil, offering a slender vein of moisture that sustains the local flora. Further toward the horizon, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Prophets Mountains provide a jagged boundary to the west, while the still, reflective surface of Yanktonai Lake sits four miles out, a calm mirror for the passing clouds. The atmosphere carries a crisp, dry clarity that makes distant shapes appear startlingly sharp, revealing the immense scale of the plains.

Wilton carries the enduring weight of its industrial origins, evidenced by the nearby Wilton Mine, a site that once served as the economic heartbeat of the region and remains a significant feature on the landscape. The town maintains a deliberate, steady pace, reflecting a history forged in the extraction of coal and the relentless labor of the northern plains. While the economy has shifted toward the rhythms of modern agriculture and regional trade, the character of Wilton remains tied to the resilience of those who first broke this stubborn sod. Residents move through their days with a quiet competence, their lives structured by the demands of the seasons and the immense, unblinking presence of the prairie. It is a place where the work of the past is not merely recalled, but felt in the heavy silence that settles over the fields once the day’s machinery has finally ceased its hum.

About This Wilton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wilton, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.158604, -100.783466. 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 Wilton includes the ZIP code (58579), telephone area code (701), county seat of McLean County (Washburn), and school district assignment (Wilton 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.