PLSS🇺🇸 United States
PLSS land descriptions in North Dakota
North Dakota is a PLSS state surveyed from the Fifth Principal Meridian, with land descriptions built from township, range and section.
What to know about North Dakota
- North Dakota township numbers are typically high because they count north from the Fifth Principal baseline.
- Oil-and-gas descriptions in the Bakken often rely on compact section-township-range shorthand.
Example descriptions
Each opens a decoded parcel with a map, coordinates and a plain-English breakdown.
Related regions
Last reviewed June 2026. General information about survey systems — not legal, title, or survey advice.
Sources: US BLM — Cadastral Survey (PLSS), BLM / GLO — Principal Meridians and Base Lines (map).