Georgetown Minnesota Map

About Georgetown, Minnesota

Georgetown is a locality in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 86. The population density is 32.6 people per km². Georgetown is located at 47.0800°N, 96.7942°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Georgetown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56546.

Georgetown stretches across the flat, expansive plains of the Red River Valley, where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 14.3 miles north of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 355°T), and is situated 14.0 miles north of Fargo. The Buffalo River carves a deliberate, winding path through the landscape, its presence defining the low-lying terrain and providing a steady, quiet pulse to the surrounding fields. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the edges of the tall grasses and casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the openness of the plains. During the winter months, the air turns brittle and still, transforming the fields into a vast, monochromatic expanse that stretches toward the distant, gray line of the North Woods.

Georgetown retains the quiet, industrious character of a settlement built upon the cycles of the earth and the rhythms of local agriculture. The economy remains tethered to the fertile soil of the valley, where generations have worked the land to support the regional supply chain. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape opens toward the broader region, with Riverwood Park offering a preserved space for those seeking the solitude of the timbered groves nine miles away, while the deeper waters of Grandin Lake remain a nineteen-mile journey for those drawn to the stillness of a larger basin. Life in Georgetown proceeds with an unadorned precision, marked by the changing seasons and the persistent, grounded labor that sustains its place in the quiet interior of the continent.

About This Georgetown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Georgetown, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.079967, -96.794246. 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 Georgetown includes the ZIP code (56546), telephone area code (320), county seat of Clay County (Moorhead), and school district assignment (Moorhead Public 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.