Norwich, North Dakota

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

48°14′47″N 100°59′21″W / 48.24639°N 100.98917°W / 48.24639; -100.98917CountryUnited StatesStateNorth DakotaCounty McHenryElevation

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1,549 ft (472 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

58768

Area code701GNIS feature ID1030509^[1]

Norwich is an unincorporated community in western McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 2 southwest of the city of Towner, the county seat of McHenry County.^[2] Norwich's elevation is 1,549 feet (472 m).^[1] It is unincorporated, and had a post office with the ZIP code of 58768.^[3] Though the post office closed May 4, 1996, the ZIP code is still valid for use.^[4]

Norwich was founded in 1901 and named after Norwich, England in an effort to please Great Northern Railway stockholders from England.^[5] It was one of several sites along the Great Northern's transcontinental route between Devils Lake and Minot that were named after places in England (the others were Berwick, Leeds, Penn, Rugby, Surrey, Tunbridge, and York).

The community is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Transportation

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Minot, 15 miles (24 km) to the west.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norwich, North Dakota
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 77.
^ Zip Code Lookup
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^ Wick, Douglas A. "Norwich (McHenry County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 6, 2011.