Elko New Market, Minnesota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Elko New Market, Scott County.
| City | Elko New Market |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Scott |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.564722 |
| Longitude | -93.326944 |
| Population | 5,002 |
| Density | 503.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Elko New Market is a locality in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,002. The population density is 503.2 people per km². Elko New Market is located at 44.5647°N, 93.3269°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55020.
Elko New Market rests gently on rolling land, a place where the wide Minnesota sky feels close enough to touch. It lies 7.2 miles south-west of Lakeville, MN (from Lakeville, MN: bearing 215°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-south-east of Credit River. The terrain, a soft, yielding earth sculpted by ancient glaciers, slopes with a subtle grace towards meandering waterways and the broad, fertile fields that define its character. Here, the air carries the clean scent of turned soil and distant pine, especially in the quiet hush of late afternoon when the sun casts long, golden shadows across the landscape, imbuing the scene with a painterly luminescence. The small clusters of homes and businesses are interspersed with generous open spaces, suggesting a life lived in comfortable proximity to nature's steady rhythms, where the call of a distant crow might be the loudest sound to punctuate the day. The history of Elko New Market is a story of settlement and growth, rooted in the agricultural bounty of this region. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil and plentiful water, established farms that continue to form the backbone of the local economy, with crops like corn and soybeans stretching across the horizon. The spirit of enterprise is evident in the small businesses that serve the residents, offering a friendly face and a helping hand, a testament to the enduring sense of community. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of the land itself speak of generations who have worked and thrived here, their endeavors woven into the very fabric of Elko New Market.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Elko New Market, Minnesota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Elko New Market and Scott County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Elko New Market is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Elko New Market is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |