Breckenridge Minnesota Map

About Breckenridge, Minnesota

Breckenridge is a locality in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,349. The population density is 501.1 people per km². Breckenridge is located at 46.2636°N, 96.5881°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56520.

Breckenridge unfolds onto a landscape shaped by the patient hand of water and wind. It lies 43.0 miles south-south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 169°T), and is situated 0.9 miles east of Wahpeton. Here, the earth rolls with a subtle generosity, a vast expanse of fertile ground that seems to breathe under the immense prairie sky. Fields of grain, green in their youth and gold in their maturity, stretch towards horizons so distant they blur into the soft blue of the atmosphere, punctuated only by the stoic silhouettes of isolated farmsteads and the occasional cluster of trees offering a fleeting, welcome shade. The air, especially when dawn begins to break, carries a cool, clean scent of dew-kissed soil and the promise of a long, bright day, a palpable stillness that settles deep into your bones. This is a place where history is written in the grain and the water, a testament to the resilience of those who first settled this rich earth. The Otter Tail River, a serpentine vein of life, has long been the artery of Breckenridge, dictating its growth and sustaining its agricultural heart. For generations, the economy has been tethered to the bounty of the land, to the cycle of planting and harvest, a steadfast rhythm that defines the pulse of life here. Beyond the fields, the town itself is a quiet constellation of businesses and homes, a community built on shared effort and a deep-rooted connection to the land, where the legacy of its pioneers still whispers in the rustle of the wind through the cornstalks.

About This Breckenridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Breckenridge, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.26357, -96.588129. 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 Breckenridge and Wilkin County.

Detailed location data for Breckenridge includes the ZIP code (56520), telephone area code (320), county seat of Wilkin County (Breckenridge), and school district assignment (Breckenridge Public 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 Breckenridge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.