Emmons Minnesota Map

About Emmons, Minnesota

Emmons is a locality in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 367. The population density is 167.5 people per km². Emmons is located at 43.5019°N, 93.4883°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Emmons is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56029.

Emmons occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Midwestern prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or a distant stand of trees. It lies 11.7 miles south-southwest of Albert Lea, MN (from Albert Lea, MN: bearing 211°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-northeast of Lake Mills. The landscape is defined by the deep, fertile earth of the plains, punctuated by the quiet waters of State Line Lake, which sits at the very edge of the horizon where the sky meets the soil. Two miles away, the steady movement of Lime Creek draws a thin, dark ribbon through the fields, providing a slow, rhythmic pulse to the drainage of the region. During the long, cold winters, the air turns sharp and clear, turning the fields into a vast, monochrome expanse, while in the warmer months, the light catches the tall grass of the State Line State Wildlife Management Area, casting long, amber shadows that seem to stretch toward the distant rise of Pilot Knob.

Emmons maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, rooted in the agricultural traditions that have dictated the rhythm of the seasons for generations. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding soil, with the local character shaped by a history of hard labor and the quiet resilience of those who tend to the land. Beyond the immediate reach of the cultivated plots, the land retains a sense of solitude, though the proximity of Hartland Forest offers a deeper, shadowed contrast to the open fields of the plains. Life in Emmons is marked by the shifting colors of the harvest and the persistent, low-frequency hum of machinery that defines the daily labor of the residents. It is a place where the architecture of the past—simple, functional, and enduring—continues to frame the present, standing as a quiet witness to the seasons as they turn in their slow, predictable cycle.

About This Emmons Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Emmons, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.501899, -93.488268. 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 Emmons includes the ZIP code (56029), telephone area code (320), county seat of Freeborn County (Albert Lea), and school district assignment (Glenville-Emmons 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.