Franklin Minnesota Map

About Franklin, Minnesota

Franklin is a locality in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 526. The population density is 197.0 people per km². Franklin is located at 44.5283°N, 94.8805°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55333.

Franklin lies spread across the gently rolling terrain of southern Minnesota, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels vast enough to swallow any passing cloud. It lies 23.7 miles north-north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 331°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west of Fairfax. The land here, a rich mosaic of cultivated fields and whispering prairie grasses, slopes almost imperceptibly toward unseen waterways that nourish the fertile soil. A quiet dignity pervades the air, a sense of enduring presence that settles over the clapboard houses and the sturdy grain elevators that punctuate the landscape. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, casts long, buttery shadows that seem to deepen the greens of the corn and the golds of the ripening wheat, lending a painterly quality to the otherwise utilitarian sprawl. The history of Franklin is etched in the very act of its settlement, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first coaxed life from this prairie soil. Its economic lifeblood has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, evident in the organized rows of crops that march across the countryside. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, speak of a time when the harvest was the paramount concern, a communal effort that shaped the very rhythm of life in Franklin. While the precise details of its founding are now part of local lore, the spirit of industriousness and self-reliance remains a palpable characteristic, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday existence.

About This Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.528295, -94.880547. 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 Franklin and Renville County.

Detailed location data for Franklin includes the ZIP code (55792), telephone area code (218, 612, 952), county seat of Renville County (Olivia), and school district assignment (Cedar Mountain School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Franklin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.