Greenwald Minnesota Map

About Greenwald, Minnesota

Greenwald is a locality in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 197. The population density is 106.7 people per km². Greenwald is located at 45.6016°N, 94.8600°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Greenwald is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56335.

Greenwald occupies a stretch of fertile, level prairie that defines the agricultural character of central Minnesota. It lies 31.6 miles west of Sartell, MN (from Sartell, MN: bearing 268°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-southwest of Melrose. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, interrupted only by the vertical reach of grain silos and the occasional stand of hardwood trees that brace against the biting, deep-winter winds. A few miles to the east, the landscape finds a quiet sanctuary at the Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area, where the land yields to marshy lowlands, while the nearby Elrings Lake offers a reflective stillness to the sky. Water finds its way through the soil via the modest, winding path of County Ditch Number Fortyfour, a quiet vein that drains the surrounding fields and underscores the hydrological rhythm of the plains.

Greenwald emerged from the necessity of the soil, growing as a center for the hardworking families who transformed these open spaces into a productive patchwork of corn and soybean fields. The local economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the earth, where the steady hum of machinery during harvest defines the tempo of the calendar. Life in Greenwald moves with a deliberate, grounded consistency, reflecting a heritage built on patience and the persistent labor of generations. Even as the modern world shifts, the community maintains a distinct, quiet self-reliance, observed in the way the low, golden light of late afternoon illuminates the weathered barns and the simple, functional architecture of the main streets.

About This Greenwald Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenwald, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.601632, -94.860015. 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 Greenwald includes the ZIP code (56335), telephone area code (320), county seat of Stearns County (St. Cloud), and school district assignment (Melrose 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.