Carlos Minnesota Map

About Carlos, Minnesota

Carlos is a locality in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 497. The population density is 429.3 people per km². Carlos is located at 45.9725°N, 95.2923°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Carlos is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56319.

Carlos emerges from the glacial till of central Minnesota as a landscape defined by the quiet accumulation of silt and the persistent, low-slung horizon of the prairie. It lies 7.3 miles northeast of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 34°T), and is situated 23.0 miles northwest of Sauk Centre. The earth here holds the memory of deep ice, manifesting in a terrain that folds gently toward the Long Prairie River, which winds its path just one mile from the center of activity. To the north, the surface of Lake Carlos catches the pale, thin light of the afternoon, acting as a mirror for the vast, unencumbered sky. Even at a distance of eighteen miles, the presence of Inspiration Peak offers a singular vertical interruption in an otherwise expansive, level world, grounding the viewer in a geography that favors the horizontal line over the jagged peak.

Carlos maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, anchored by the modest expanse of Carlos Community Park where the local rhythm is measured by the changing length of shadows across the grass. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil and the legacy of agricultural industry, reflecting a history shaped by those who first cultivated these heavy, fertile fields. Life here is colored by the long, severe winters that demand a particular stoicism from the inhabitants, an endurance that manifests in the sturdy, functional architecture of the neighborhood. Amidst the quietude, there is a profound sense of continuity, where the collective memory of the region is kept as much by the predictable turning of the seasons as by the shared labor of those who call Carlos their own.

About This Carlos Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Carlos, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.972463, -95.292257. 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 Carlos includes the ZIP code (56319), telephone area code (320), county seat of Douglas County (Alexandria), and school district assignment (Alexandria Public 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.