Claremont Minnesota Map

About Claremont, Minnesota

Claremont is a locality in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 513. The population density is 180.9 people per km². Claremont is located at 44.0444°N, 92.9977°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Claremont is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55924.

Claremont emerges from the expansive, level plains of southeastern Minnesota as a quiet collection of structures defined by the vastness of the sky above them. It lies 11.7 miles east-southeast of Owatonna, MN (from Owatonna, MN: bearing 103°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Dodge Center. The horizon stretches thin and flat, broken only by the vertical reach of grain elevators and the occasional stand of trees that mark the path of Dodge Center Creek just a mile to the south. During the golden hour, the light here possesses a heavy, amber quality, catching the dust of the fields and turning the flat expanse into a shimmering reach of harvested stubble and dark, fertile soil. Four miles away, the waters of Rice Lake remain a still mirror for the migratory birds that pass through, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Table Rock offers a faint suggestion of relief against the otherwise relentless horizontal sweep of the prairie.

Claremont maintains an economy firmly rooted in the cycles of the earth, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the arrival of the seasons and the demands of the harvest. The proximity of the McMartin State Wildlife Management Area provides a necessary counterpoint to the surrounding cultivated land, offering a small, protected pocket of wilder ground only a mile away where the native grasses still hold sway. Historically, the patterns of settlement here followed the reach of the railroads, grounding the identity of Claremont in the transit of grain and the stubborn resilience of those who built lives in the deep, cold winters of the interior. Life moves with a deliberate, steady pace, reflecting a heritage where community is measured not by grand gesture, but by the quiet maintenance of the roads, the endurance of the local school, and the persistent presence of the land that surrounds every door.

About This Claremont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Claremont, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.044409, -92.9977. 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 Claremont includes the ZIP code (55924), telephone area code (218), county seat of Dodge County (Mantorville), and school district assignment (Triton 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.