Brandon Minnesota Map

About Brandon, Minnesota

Brandon is a locality in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 451. The population density is 369.6 people per km². Brandon is located at 45.9652°N, 95.5987°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56315.

Brandon rises from the rolling prairie, a collection of buildings that seem to have settled comfortably into the broad, open sky. It lies 74.7 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 292°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-south-east of Evansville. The land here is a study in soft contours, the fields of corn and soybeans stretching out like a rumpled quilt under the vast Minnesota heavens. In the distance, the subtle swell of the earth hints at the glacial history that shaped this place, a history written in the gentle undulations that catch the light in a thousand different ways throughout the day. The air itself carries a clean, crisp quality, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, amber shadows across the stubble of harvested fields. The history of Brandon is tied to the fertile earth and the agricultural bounty it provides. For generations, this has been a place where farming has been the heartbeat of the local economy, with families working the land that has sustained them. While not a bustling metropolis, Brandon possesses a quiet strength, a resilience born from its rural roots. The town is a testament to the enduring spirit of its people, who have built their lives around the seasons and the dependable cycle of planting and harvest. There are no grand monuments here, but rather the simple, honest beauty of a community grounded in tradition and the enduring promise of the land.

About This Brandon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brandon, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.965239, -95.598656. 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 Brandon and Douglas County.

Detailed location data for Brandon includes the ZIP code (56315), telephone area code (320), county seat of Douglas County (Alexandria), and school district assignment (Brandon-Evansville 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 Brandon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.