Bergen Minnesota Map

About Bergen, Minnesota

Bergen is a locality in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Bergen is located at 43.7900°N, 94.9947°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56207.

Bergen, Minnesota, exhales a quiet prairie breath under a sky that stretches wide and deep. It lies 35.0 miles south-south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 210°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-east of Windom. The land here rolls in soft, patient swells, a green and gold quilt stitched by fields of corn and soybeans that sigh in the summer breeze. The air, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of drying grasses and the distant rumble of tractors, a low thrum that underscores the vast stillness. A few scattered farmsteads punctuate the horizon, their silos standing sentinel against the immense blue, and the occasional cluster of trees offers a darker, more intimate shade against the sun-bleached expanse. The light at dusk here is a painter’s dream, bleeding from apricot to amethyst across the western sky, a daily benediction on the enduring fields. The story of Bergen is etched not in stone, but in the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations. It’s a place born of agricultural ambition, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, and the local economy still leans heavily on the bounty of the earth. While the days might seem unhurried, there's a deep-rooted pragmatism, a legacy of hard work and self-reliance passed down from the early settlers who carved their livelihoods from this prairie. The few businesses that dot the landscape are more than just shops; they are gathering places, repositories of local lore and the quiet hum of shared experience. Bergen remembers its farming past, and that memory is a quiet strength that continues to shape its character.

About This Bergen Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Bergen, 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 Bergen and Jackson County.

Detailed location data for Bergen includes the ZIP code (56101), telephone area code (320), county seat of Jackson County (Jackson), and school district assignment. 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 Bergen is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.