Eitzen Minnesota Map

About Eitzen, Minnesota

Eitzen is a locality in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 279. The population density is 176.6 people per km². Eitzen is located at 43.5080°N, 91.4615°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Eitzen is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55931.

Eitzen rises from the high, fertile plateaus of the driftless region, where the land is defined by the steady, rhythmic rise and fall of the earth. It lies 38.5 miles south-southeast of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 167°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-southeast of Caledonia. The landscape surrounding Eitzen reveals itself in the quiet geometry of agricultural fields, broken only by the sudden, steep shadows cast by Dog Square Ridge. Beyond these elevations, the verdant expanse of the R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest offers a dense, tangled sanctuary for local wildlife, while the nearby Portland Prairie provides a sweeping, open horizon that catches the amber light of late afternoon. Duck Creek winds through the lower terrain, a slender ribbon of moving water that carves a persistent path through the limestone-rich soil, while the distant, placid waters of R3 Pool mirror the vast, expansive sky of the upper Midwest.

Settlers arrived in Eitzen to cultivate the deep, nutrient-rich soils, establishing an economy rooted firmly in the traditions of small-scale agriculture and the industrious spirit of the rural plains. The rhythm of daily life in Eitzen follows the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest, where the community maintains a quiet continuity against the backdrop of changing weather. Sturdy barns and well-tended homesteads define the visual character of the locality, reflecting a heritage built upon resilience and the methodical labor of generations. The air here carries the faint, clean scent of crushed alfalfa and earth, a reminder of the industry that sustains the region, while the silence of the winter months brings a stillness that seems to amplify the very texture of the land itself.

About This Eitzen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Eitzen, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.508027, -91.461528. 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 Eitzen includes the ZIP code (55931), telephone area code (218), county seat of Houston County (Caledonia), and school district assignment (Caledonia 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.