Norwich | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Dakota#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Dakota |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Dakota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | McHenry |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1549 |
Coordinates: | 48.2464°N -100.9892°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 58768 |
Area Code: | 701 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1030509 |
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.[1] Norwich's elevation is 1,549 feet (472 m). It is unincorporated, and had a post office with the ZIP code of 58768.[2] Though the post office closed May 4, 1996, the ZIP code is still valid for use.[3]
Norwich was founded in 1901 and named after Norwich, England in an effort to please Great Northern Railway stockholders from England.[4] 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.
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, to the west.