Callaway Minnesota Map

About Callaway, Minnesota

Callaway is a locality in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 121.5 people per km². Callaway is located at 46.9825°N, 95.9098°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56521.

Callaway rests in the broad, unhurried sweep of west-central Minnesota, where the land unfurls in gentle contours toward the horizon. It lies 41.2 miles east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 79°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-west of White Earth. Here, the sky feels vast, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds and the sharp clarity of prairie light. The air, especially in the languid mornings, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant murmur of wind through ripening grain. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like patchwork quilts, their green and gold hues softening as they meet the darker, richer greens of scattered groves of aspen and birch. The occasional farmstead, a sturdy silhouette against the expansive sky, punctuates the landscape, its red barn a familiar beacon in the quietude. The history of Callaway is deeply entwined with the agricultural promise of this fertile ground. Early settlers, drawn by the potential for a prosperous harvest, carved their lives from the rich prairie soil, establishing a legacy of hard work and self-reliance that still defines the character of the place. The local economy, while rooted in the enduring strength of farming, also finds its pulse in the quiet hum of small businesses that serve the surrounding agricultural communities. While no grand monuments mark its history, the very land itself, shaped by generations of cultivation and the steady rhythm of the seasons, stands as a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of Callaway.

About This Callaway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Callaway, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.982459, -95.909769. 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 Callaway and Becker County.

Detailed location data for Callaway includes the ZIP code (56521), telephone area code (320), county seat of Becker County (Detroit Lakes), and school district assignment (Detroit Lakes 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 Callaway is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.