Deerwood Minnesota Map

About Deerwood, Minnesota

Deerwood is a locality in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 526. The population density is 136.4 people per km². Deerwood is located at 46.4672°N, 93.8984°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Deerwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56732, 56444.

Deerwood emerges from a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of water and the dense, encroaching shadows of the North Woods. It lies 16.5 miles east-northeast of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 61°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-southwest of Aitkin. The terrain surrounding Deerwood is shaped by the presence of Reno Lake, where the water holds the gray light of a low-hanging sky, reflecting the stillness of the surrounding pines. Nearby, the water of Serpent Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil, carving its way toward the horizon with a slow, deliberate force. To the distant west, the silhouette of the Cuyuna Range rises like a jagged spine against the clouds, a reminder of the geological weight that presses down upon the earth. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and cooling needles, a sharp, clean atmosphere that defines the long intervals between the warmth of summer and the deep, iron-hard winter.

Deerwood carries the heavy, rusted memory of the mining era, a time when the earth was peeled back to reveal the wealth beneath the surface. This legacy of extraction remains etched into the topography, where the landscape bears the scars of former industry, now softened by the slow return of green growth and the quietude of Unknown Park. Economic life has shifted from the intensity of the shafts to the rhythm of local commerce, drawing a steady pulse from those who traverse the nearby Switzerland Trail or seek the solitude of the Crow Wing State Forest. The character of Deerwood is forged in this transition, where the remnants of a working history meet the persistent, unyielding nature of the wilderness. Life here proceeds with a measured cadence, influenced by the changing seasons and the vast, inland expanse that demands a rugged, quiet resilience from everyone who dwells within its borders.

About This Deerwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deerwood, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.467179, -93.898401. 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 Deerwood includes the ZIP code (56732, 56444), telephone area code (320), county seat of Crow Wing County (Brainerd), and school district assignment (Crosby-Ironton 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.