Delavan Minnesota Map

About Delavan, Minnesota

Delavan is a locality in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 160. The population density is 66.8 people per km². Delavan is located at 43.7677°N, 94.0197°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56023.

Delavan rests in the broad, arable expanse of southern Minnesota, a place where the horizon seems to stretch forever, a soft, unbroken line against the sky. It lies 27.4 miles south of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 182°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-north-east of Blue Earth. Here, the land rolls with a gentle, patient cadence, shaped by the slow work of glaciers and wind. Fields of corn and soybeans form a patchwork quilt of greens and golds, rippling under the vast, clear dome of the prairie sky, their stalks whispering secrets to the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, falls in broad, benevolent shafts, illuminating the rich, dark earth and casting long, dancing shadows from the occasional solitary tree. The air itself feels clean and expansive, carrying the scent of freshly turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming clover. The story of Delavan is written in the furrows of its fields and the quiet hum of its agricultural heart. It is a community built on the bounty of the land, where generations have cultivated the fertile soil, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, deeply rooted in farming, has sustained Delavan through changing times, its resilience evident in the well-kept farmsteads and the sturdy, functional grain elevators that punctuate the landscape. Though not a place of grand historical monuments, Delavan carries the quiet dignity of a community that has always understood the value of hard work and the deep connection to the earth, a spirit that continues to shape the rhythm of everyday life.

About This Delavan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Delavan, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.767733, -94.019679. 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 Delavan and Faribault County.

Detailed location data for Delavan includes the ZIP code (56023), telephone area code (320), county seat of Faribault County (Blue Earth), and school district assignment (Blue Earth Area Public Schools). 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 Delavan is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.