Echo Minnesota Map

About Echo, Minnesota

Echo is a locality in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 256.3 people per km². Echo is located at 44.6169°N, 95.4175°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Echo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56237.

Echo maintains a quiet presence upon the vast, open plains of the Upper Midwest, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels immense and indifferent. It lies 21.7 miles east-northeast of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 57°T), and is situated 15.7 miles west-northwest of Redwood Falls. The land around Echo is a patchwork of cultivated earth, defined by the slow, seasonal shifts of agricultural cycles and the persistence of the prairie wind. Four miles to the east, the modest current of Boiling Spring Creek cuts a narrow path through the soil, while the low, sloping rise of Middag Knutea serves as a subtle landmark on the distant skyline. The air here holds a crisp, dry weight, particularly as the light of dusk turns the fields into a muted palette of amber and deep gray, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels both ancient and enduring.

Economic life in Echo remains deeply rooted in the productivity of the surrounding soil, as the rhythm of the year is marked by the planting and harvest of grain. Just three miles away, the Yellow Medicine County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, offering a wilder contrast to the structured geometry of the neighboring farms. The proximity of Lone Tree Lake, five miles distant, and the shallow, basin-like expanse of the Sand Lake Bed, shape the local awareness of water as a seasonal visitor rather than a constant companion. History in Echo is held in the sturdy, unassuming architecture of its core and the shared heritage of those who broke the sod generations ago, creating a modest, steady existence that favors the quiet endurance of the seasons over the clamor of the modern world.

About This Echo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Echo, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.616902, -95.41751. 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 Echo includes the ZIP code (56237), telephone area code (320), county seat of Yellow Medicine County (Granite Falls), and school district assignment (Yellow Medicine East).

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.