Excelsior Minnesota Map
Excelsior, 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 Excelsior, Hennepin County.
Interactive Map of Excelsior, Minnesota
| City | Excelsior |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Hennepin |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.903296 |
| Longitude | -93.566346 |
| Population | 2,570 |
| Density | 1447.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Excelsior, Minnesota
Excelsior is a locality in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,570. The population density is 1447.8 people per km². Excelsior is located at 44.9033°N, 93.5663°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55331.
Excelsior rests on the western edge of Lake Minnetonka, a place where the land gently slopes towards the water, fringed by a generous canopy of deciduous trees that offer a dappled shade on summer afternoons. It lies 3.2 miles west-south-west of Minnetonka, MN (from Minnetonka, MN: bearing 257°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-west of Plymouth. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of lake water and the richer, earthy perfume of well-tended gardens, a subtle invitation to linger. Streets wind with a natural, unforced grace, lined with homes that range from modest, clapboard cottages to more substantial residences, each possessing a quiet dignity. The immediate landscape is a gentle embrace of rolling terrain, sculpted by glacial retreat, where manicured lawns meet the wilder, more untamed edges of the nearby woodlands, creating a harmonious blend of order and nature. The spirit of Excelsior is inextricably linked to the grand, glittering expanse of Lake Minnetonka, a historic playground for generations of Minnesotans. This locale, once a crucial hub for steamboat traffic, now thrives on the tourism and recreation the lake provides, drawing visitors to its charming shops and eateries that spill onto the sidewalks, especially when the sun is high and the lake is alive with the glint of sails. The town's economy, while diversified, still finds its deepest roots in this aquatic heritage, with businesses catering to boaters and lakeside dwellers. There’s a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the past, with its elegant Gilded Age summer resorts and lively transportation networks, has not entirely receded but continues to inform the present rhythm of life in Excelsior.
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About This Excelsior Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Excelsior, 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 Excelsior and Hennepin County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Excelsior 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 Excelsior 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. |
