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 270. The population density is 119.7 people per km². Greenwald is located at 45.6016°N, 94.8600°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56335.

Greenwald rests in the heart of central Minnesota, a place where the land rolls with a quiet persistence, hinting at the glaciers that once shaped it. It lies 33.8 miles west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 275°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-south-west of Melrose. The fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch towards horizons softened by distant tree lines. Here, the sky often feels vast, an endless canvas for shifting clouds and the sharp, clean light of the prairie. Small farmsteads dot the landscape, their silos standing like sentinels against the wind, and the air itself carries the faint, clean scent of turned earth and ripening crops. The story of Greenwald is one of agricultural roots and community spirit, born from the hard work of settlers drawn to this fertile ground. The local economy has long been tied to the land, with farming and related industries forming the backbone of its livelihood. You can see this in the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline and the steady hum of machinery from nearby fields. While not a place of grand monuments, Greenwald possesses a distinctive character, a quiet resilience that speaks of generations who have found their home here, carving out a life from the rich, dark soil.

About This Greenwald Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenwald, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.601632, -94.860015. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Greenwald and Stearns County.

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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Greenwald is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.