Amboy Minnesota Map

About Amboy, Minnesota

Amboy is a locality in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 602. The population density is 437.4 people per km². Amboy is located at 43.8880°N, 94.1566°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56010.

Amboy rests on a broad, gently rolling prairie, a landscape painted in broad strokes of golden stubble and the deep, rich browns of tilled earth under an immense sky. It lies 20.6 miles south-south-west of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 202°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north of Winnebago. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of harvested grain, a whisper of the vast fields that stretch to the horizon, unbroken save for the occasional cluster of wind-battered trees or the silver thread of a distant creek. Sunlight, when it falls, is a heavy, buttery substance, pooling in the hollows of the land and highlighting the quiet persistence of life in this open country. The roads, pale ribbons of gravel and asphalt, lead out like promises into the wide, blue expanse, their straightness a testament to the surveyor's eye and the farmer's need for efficient passage across the land. The story of Amboy is deeply tied to the agricultural heart of Blue Earth County, a place where the fertile soil has long dictated the pace of life and the fortunes of its inhabitants. Settled by those drawn to the promise of productive farmland, Amboy grew as a service hub for the surrounding farms, its economy driven by the cycles of planting and harvest, the movement of grain, and the quiet hum of machinery. There are no grand monuments here, no famous sons or daughters whose names echo in distant halls, but rather a sturdy resilience, a character forged in the hard work of the land and the shared experience of prairie winters and sun-drenched summers. The rhythm of Amboy is one of dependable routine, a quiet strength found in the steadfastness of its people and the enduring abundance of the earth they cultivate.

About This Amboy Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Amboy, Minnesota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Amboy and Blue Earth County.

Detailed location data for Amboy includes the ZIP code (56010), telephone area code (320), county seat of Blue Earth County (Mankato), and school district assignment (Maple River 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 Amboy is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.