Avoca Minnesota Map

About Avoca, Minnesota

Avoca is a locality in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 100. The population density is 40.5 people per km². Avoca is located at 43.9486°N, 95.6456°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56114.

Avoca lies spread across the broad, sun-drenched prairie, a scattering of buildings against an immensity of sky. It lies 53.3 miles west-south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 249°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-south-east of Slayton. The land here is a deep, rich loam, a testament to millennia of prairie grasses and the steady work of the plow, its surface a quilt of cultivated fields and the occasional windbreak of cottonwood and elm. Gentle swells rise and fall, not dramatic hills, but a subtle topography that catches the light in ever-shifting patterns, especially in the long, luminous afternoons when the sun begins its slow descent. The air, when it carries, often brings the clean scent of turned earth and, in season, the sweet perfume of ripening corn. The story of Avoca is written in the soil and the seasons, its economy deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Murray County. For generations, the fertile ground has yielded its harvest, supporting families and fostering a spirit of hardy self-reliance. While no single grand landmark defines it, the collective hum of daily life, the quiet persistence of its people, and the enduring legacy of the prairie landscape are what make Avoca distinctive. It is a place where the broad horizons seem to encourage a steady, measured pace, a place that has weathered the changing winds of time with a quiet strength.

About This Avoca Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Avoca, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.948575, -95.645565. 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 Avoca and Murray County.

Detailed location data for Avoca includes the ZIP code (56114), telephone area code (320), county seat of Murray County (Slayton), and school district assignment (Murray 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 Avoca is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.