Biscay Minnesota Map

About Biscay, Minnesota

Biscay is a locality in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 113. The population density is 581.7 people per km². Biscay is located at 44.8275°N, 94.2750°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Biscay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55336.

Biscay anchors itself firmly upon the flat, expansive plains of Minnesota, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the pretense of mountains. It lies 6.2 miles southeast of Hutchinson, MN (from Hutchinson, MN: bearing 132°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-northwest of Glencoe. The South Fork Crow River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters moving with a quiet, persistent gravity that dictates the rhythm of the surrounding fields. Three miles to the north, the shallow depression of the Swan Lakebed holds the memory of ancient water, while the proximity of Ryan Lake offers a brief, glass-like interruption to the otherwise endless rows of cultivated earth. Within the McLeod Pheasants Forever State Wildlife Management Area, the tall grasses bow under the weight of a heavy, golden light that settles over the prairie at dusk, turning the stubble of the harvested crops into a landscape of muted bronze and iron-gray.

Biscay emerged as a quiet node of commerce, built upon the sturdy backs of those who sought prosperity in the fertile loam and the resilience required by the long, deep winters. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the earth, defined by the seasonal labor of agriculture and the steady, mechanical hum of machinery that maintains the grain elevators and transport lines. Life in Biscay moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, characterized by the neighborly recognition of those who have seen the frost settle on the South Fork Crow River year after year. There is a distinct, grounded beauty in the way the local residents navigate the transition between the stillness of the snow-covered plains and the sudden, frantic industry of the planting season, ensuring that the character of the settlement remains as durable as the soil itself.

About This Biscay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Biscay, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.827462, -94.27498. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Biscay includes the ZIP code (55336), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of McLeod County (Glencoe), and school district assignment (Glencoe-Silver Lake School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.