Alpha Minnesota Map

About Alpha, Minnesota

Alpha is a locality in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 114. The population density is 180.5 people per km². Alpha is located at 43.6388°N, 94.8708°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56111.

Alpha sits in the broad, sweeping embrace of Jackson County, where the land rolls like a slumbering giant under a sky that can stretch from the palest dawn blush to the deepest indigo of a star-dusted night. It lies 42.3 miles south-south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 195°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-north-east of Jackson. The soil here is a rich, dark loam, the kind that remembers the ancient grasses and the slow work of glaciers, now meticulously coaxed into yielding its bounty. Fields of corn and soybeans, a vibrant green in summer and a burnished gold in autumn, stretch to the horizon, broken only by the occasional stand of cottonwoods or the silver thread of a distant creek. In the quiet of the afternoon, a stillness descends, broken only by the drone of an unseen tractor or the whisper of wind through the dry stalks, a sound that carries the very essence of this prairie heartland. The story of Alpha is written in the furrows of its fields and the resilience of its people. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the planting and the harvest, a tradition that underpins the local economy. While the agricultural pulse remains strong, the spirit of Alpha also speaks of community and connection, a place where neighbors still know each other's names and the passing of seasons is a shared experience. The simple architecture of its homes and businesses, often weathered by the sun and wind, hints at a history built on hard work and enduring purpose, a quiet testament to the generations who have called this place home.

About This Alpha Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alpha, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.638846, -94.87082. 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 Alpha and Jackson County.

Detailed location data for Alpha includes the ZIP code (56111), telephone area code (320), county seat of Jackson County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Jackson County Central School District). 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 Alpha is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.