Frost Minnesota Map

About Frost, Minnesota

Frost is a locality in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 216. The population density is 193.5 people per km². Frost is located at 43.5863°N, 93.9266°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Frost is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56033.

Frost occupies a flat, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches thin and taut, dominated by the rhythmic geometry of agricultural land. It lies 27.1 miles east of Fairmont, MN (from Fairmont, MN: bearing 99°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-southeast of Blue Earth. The East Branch Blue Earth River winds through the periphery, a quiet artery that carves subtle depth into the otherwise level prairie soil. Six miles to the west, the ancient, dried-up depression of the Oza Tanka Lakebed lingers as a ghostly reminder of a wetter, prehistoric epoch, while the cool, still waters of Walnut Lake remain tucked seven miles away near the Walnut Lake State Wildlife Management Area. In the waning light of late autumn, the sky turns a bruised, singular violet, casting long shadows that emphasize the stark, unadorned character of the fields.

Frost maintains an identity forged by the labor of the soil, remaining a place where the economy breathes in sync with the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest. The legacy of those who settled this inland expanse persists in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture that defines the streetscape, echoing a history of persistence against the deep, marrow-chilling winters. While the Drexler Bicentennial Trail offers a path for those seeking the quietude of the surrounding rural stretches, life in Frost is primarily defined by the steady, internal hum of a local culture rooted in agrarian tradition. It is a landscape that demands a particular kind of patience, where the silence of the plains is broken only by the distant, mechanical drone of machinery or the shifting of wind across the dry stalks of the harvest.

About This Frost Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Frost, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.586344, -93.92662. 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 Frost includes the ZIP code (56033), telephone area code (320), county seat of Faribault County (Blue Earth), and school district assignment (Blue Earth Area Public Schools).

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.