York North Dakota Map

About York, North Dakota

York is a locality in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 6. The population density is 24.5 people per km². York is located at 48.3128°N, 99.5735°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58386.

York sits on land that breathes the wide-open North Dakota sky, a place where the horizon stretches with an insistent, almost silent grandeur. It lies 79.4 miles east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 85°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-north-west of Leeds. The terrain around York is a study in subtle, sweeping contours, the land gently rolling like waves frozen in time, punctuated by the occasional stand of hardy trees that offer a brief, welcome interruption to the vastness. In the spring, the fields are a vibrant, almost impossibly green carpet, softened by the tender shoots of wheat and barley, while autumn paints them in hues of ochre and rust, a fleeting richness before the stark beauty of winter descends. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, carrying with it the faint perfume of dry grasses and the distant promise of rain, a constant companion to the quiet unfolding of days. The history of York is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistence of its people and the fertile soil that has sustained them. Established as a farming community, the local economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its identity. The small businesses that dot the main street, often bearing the marks of decades of service, speak to a resilience born of necessity and a deep-rooted connection to the place. While not a hub of industry, York possesses a quiet distinctiveness, a character forged in the shared experience of prairie life, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the tempo of existence, and the vast, uncluttered landscape fosters a sense of unburdened introspection.

About This York Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of York, North Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.312777, -99.573468. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on York and Benson County.

Detailed location data for York includes the ZIP code (58386), telephone area code (701), county seat of Benson County (Minnewaukan), and school district assignment (Leeds Public School District 6). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct York is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.