Bena Minnesota Map

About Bena, Minnesota

Bena is a locality in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 79. The population density is 45.1 people per km². Bena is located at 47.3408°N, 94.2072°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56626.

Bena rests on land that remembers the slow, deliberate work of glaciers, leaving behind a landscape of gentle swells and the promise of water. It lies 106.1 miles west-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 292°T), and is situated 19.4 miles west of Deer River. The air here, especially in the hushed moments before dawn, carries a crispness that hints at the northern woods, a scent of pine needles and damp earth mingling with the faintest whisper of distant lakes. The terrain is a mosaic of low-lying fields, where the earth shows its dark, fertile heart, interspersed with patches of dense woodland, the trees standing like silent sentinels guarding secrets of seasons past. Sunlight, when it filters through the canopy, paints shifting patterns on the ground, a subtle artistry that changes with the sun’s slow arc across the vast Minnesota sky. The story of Bena is one of quiet resilience, tied intrinsically to the bounty of the land and the waters that cradle it. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the harvesting of natural resources, a life lived in concert with the cycles of growth and renewal. The very soil, rich and dark, has fed families and sustained livelihoods, while the surrounding waterways, remnants of ancient glacial melt, offer their own quiet generosity, inviting reflection and a slower pace of life. It is a place where the past feels close, where the echoes of those who first settled this ground can still be heard in the rustling leaves and the gentle lapping of water against the shore, a continuous thread weaving through the present.

About This Bena Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bena, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.340788, -94.20718. 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 Bena and Cass County.

Detailed location data for Bena includes the ZIP code (56626), telephone area code (320), county seat of Cass County (Walker), and school district assignment (Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools). 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 Bena is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.