Geneva Minnesota Map

About Geneva, Minnesota

Geneva is a locality in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 508. The population density is 419.1 people per km². Geneva is located at 43.8233°N, 93.2677°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Geneva is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56035.

Geneva occupies a stretch of fertile prairie where the horizon remains wide and uninterrupted by the clutter of modern architecture. It lies 13.1 miles north-northeast of Albert Lea, MN (from Albert Lea, MN: bearing 22°T), and is situated 18.1 miles south of Owatonna. The landscape around Geneva is defined by an expansive, low-lying flatness that absorbs the golden, slanted light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across fields that shift from deep green to a pale, harvested stubble as the seasons turn. Within the immediate vicinity, the terrain is shaped by the presence of Geneva Lake, which sits a mile away, and the meandering path of Turtle Creek, which also flows just a mile from the center. The Geneva State Wildlife Management Area, extending directly from the perimeter of the settlement, provides a protected corridor of marsh and grass that anchors the local ecosystem, offering a quiet, undisturbed habitat for waterfowl and small mammals that move through the tall, swaying stalks of switchgrass.

Agriculture serves as the traditional backbone of the economy here, with the rhythm of daily life dictated by the requirements of the soil and the cycles of planting and harvest. Historically, the area was settled by those who saw potential in the dark, nutrient-rich earth, and the remnants of that pioneer endurance persist in the modest, sturdy frame houses that line the quiet roads of Geneva. Further afield, the landscape reaches toward the Mule Lakebed eight miles away, a geographic feature that hints at the ancient, receding water tables of the region. Life in Geneva moves with a deliberate, steady pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger centers, where the primary concerns remain the weather, the yield of the crops, and the enduring quality of the long, cold winters that define the northern plains.

About This Geneva Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Geneva, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.823293, -93.267708. 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 Geneva includes the ZIP code (56035), telephone area code (320), county seat of Freeborn County (Albert Lea), 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.