Clarissa Minnesota Map

About Clarissa, Minnesota

Clarissa is a locality in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 622. The population density is 266.4 people per km². Clarissa is located at 46.1302°N, 94.9486°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56440.

Clarissa unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate hand of glacial retreat, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the sky itself. It lies 54.6 miles north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 316°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-west of Browerville. The land here is a study in gentle swells and subtle dips, the kind that invite a longer gaze, a deeper breath. Mature oak and maple trees, stoic sentinels of seasons past, punctuate the open expanses, their leaves catching the afternoon sun in a way that transmutes ordinary light into something akin to liquid gold. The air, especially as twilight begins its quiet descent, carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land's enduring fertility and the quiet industry of its people. The roots of Clarissa run deep into the agricultural heart of Minnesota, a place where the economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth. Families who settled here in generations past found fertile ground for both crops and community, and that legacy continues to shape the rhythm of life. While farming remains a cornerstone, a quiet diversification has taken hold, with small businesses and local services catering to the needs of the surrounding countryside. It is a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the sturdy architecture of old farmsteads and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that permeates the very air.

About This Clarissa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarissa, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.130241, -94.948636. 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 Clarissa and Todd County.

Detailed location data for Clarissa includes the ZIP code (56440), telephone area code (320), county seat of Todd County (Long Prairie), and school district assignment (Browerville 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 Clarissa is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.