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Center City Minnesota Map

Explore Center City, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Center City, Minnesota

How to Use This Center City, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Center City, Minnesota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Minnesota or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Center City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Center City
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Chisago County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.393852
Longitude	-92.816602
Population	629
Density	415.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55012
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Center City
School District	Chisago Lakes School District

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About Center City, Minnesota

Center City is a locality in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 629. The population density is 415.1 people per km². Center City is located at 45.3939°N, 92.8166°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Center City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55012.

Center City emerges from the glacial drift of the high plains, a place where the earth holds the memory of deep, scraping ice in the quiet inclination of its terrain. It lies 11.3 miles southeast of North Branch, MN (from North Branch, MN: bearing 136°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-northeast of Wyoming. The horizon is defined not by the harshness of peaks, but by the steady, verdant reach of the North Woods and the quiet basin of the Saint Croix Dalles that looms eight miles to the east. At the center of this landscape, the water of North Center Lake catches the pale, thin light of the Minnesota afternoon, mirroring a sky that feels vast and unburdened. Visitors often gravitate toward the stillness of Water Tower Park, where the land rises to offer a vantage point over the surrounding woods and the persistent, quiet growth of the countryside.

History in Center City is etched into the Scandinavian heritage that first broke this soil, leaving a legacy of sturdy timber and a measured, industrious pace of life. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, moving between the demands of local agriculture and the seasonal shifts of the regional climate, far removed from the clamor of the coast. Five miles away, the Sunrise River marks the passage of time with its slow, deliberate flow, carving a path through the landscape that has sustained the local character for generations. Toward the horizon, the silhouette of Wild Mountain serves as a constant, stoic landmark, a reminder of the rugged geological forces that shaped this interior world long before the first homesteads were established.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 170° S
Ki-Chi-Saga Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 186° S
Sunrise Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Chisago) (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 322° NW
Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 272° W
Lorraine Motel Sign Re-sited (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 099° E
Franconia Landing (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 106° E
Osceola Hatchery (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 114° SE
Interstate Park-Iansr (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 101° E
Amador Heritage Center (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 012° N
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.1 mi, 160° S · 4,903 acres
Folsom House (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 087° E
Big Yellow Chair (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 086° E
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.1 mi, 045° NE · 21k acres
Festival Theater (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 082° E
Wild River State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 020° N
Ice Age Trail (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 079° E
Scandia Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 178° S
Fawn Doe Rosa Wildlife Educational Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.6 mi, 088° E
Amphitheater (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 019° N
Swedish Settler's Monument (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 181° S
Marine Village Artist Studios (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 170° S
Judd Street Exchange (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 170° S
Marine Mill (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 170° S
Site of Second Congregational Church of Marine (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 176° S
Arcola Mill (Historic Ruins) — 17.9 mi, 170° S
Polk County Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 077° E
Chisago County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 339° N
Art Z (Gallery) — 22.8 mi, 104° E
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.0 mi, 218° SW · 24k acres
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.9 mi, 278° W · 61k acres

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