Ellendale Minnesota Map

About Ellendale, Minnesota

Ellendale is a locality in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 676. The population density is 313.0 people per km². Ellendale is located at 43.8727°N, 93.3013°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ellendale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56026.

Ellendale emerges from the flat expanse of southern Minnesota as a quiet grid of streets defined by the relentless horizon of the prairie. It lies 15.1 miles south-southwest of Owatonna, MN (from Owatonna, MN: bearing 194°T), and is situated 15.9 miles north-northeast of Albert Lea. The sky here possesses a heavy, expansive quality, pressing down upon the dark, fertile soil that has dictated the rhythm of life for generations. Two miles to the east, the surface of Beaver Lake mirrors the shifting clouds, while the land gently descends toward the basin of Mule Lakebed eight miles distant. Beyond the town limits, the landscape remains dominated by broad, open agricultural fields that hold the morning frost and the heat of midsummer with equal intensity, punctuated only by the occasional shelterbelt of trees.

Ellendale persists as a product of the railroad era, its early character shaped by the steady, unyielding labor required to harvest the bounty of the plains. The local economy remains tethered to this agrarian legacy, with elevators and equipment sheds standing as silent sentinels over the daily commerce of grain and seasonal toil. Residents look toward the Geneva State Wildlife Management Area four miles away as a necessary buffer of wildness, a place where the tall grasses provide a stark contrast to the manicured rows of corn and soy. Five miles to the west, the slow, winding path of Turtle Creek carves a thin vein through the terrain, a reminder of the water that sustains the region’s long-standing connection to the earth.

About This Ellendale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ellendale, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.872738, -93.301321. 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 Ellendale includes the ZIP code (56026), telephone area code (320), county seat of Steele County (Owatonna), and school district assignment (NRHEG 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.