Granada Minnesota Map

About Granada, Minnesota

Granada is a locality in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 291. The population density is 196.8 people per km². Granada is located at 43.6955°N, 94.3477°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Granada is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56039.

Granada anchors itself to the flat, expansive horizon of the Minnesota prairie, where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 6.4 miles east-northeast of Fairmont, MN (from Fairmont, MN: bearing 62°T), and is situated 12.9 miles west-northwest of Blue Earth. The landscape remains defined by the persistent, quiet presence of Center Creek, which winds through the terrain like a silver thread pulled taut across the black soil. Three miles to the north, the waters of Lake Imogene offer a still, reflective reprieve from the relentless geometry of the surrounding fields. During the long, hushed winters, the temperature drops until the air feels brittle enough to snap, yet the light at dusk often turns a bruised violet, casting long, lean shadows across the dormant furrows of the plains.

Agriculture provides the primary pulse for Granada, with the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictating the slow, deliberate tempo of the days. The proximity of the Leudtke State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, their calls occasionally piercing the silence that settles over the grain elevators and residential streets. History here is written in the endurance of the local homesteads and the modest, sturdy architecture that withstands the scouring prairie winds. Nine miles away, the vast, dry depression known as Timber Lakebed serves as a subtle reminder of the shifting geological past, anchoring the identity of Granada in the deep, fertile loam that has sustained generations through every season of change.

About This Granada Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Granada, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.695511, -94.347746. 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 Granada includes the ZIP code (56039), telephone area code (320), county seat of Martin County (Fairmont), and school district assignment (Granada-Huntley-East Chain).

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.