Grove City Minnesota Map

About Grove City, Minnesota

Grove City is a locality in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 814. The population density is 543.1 people per km². Grove City is located at 45.1505°N, 94.6831°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56243.

Grove City unfolds across a landscape of gentle, sweeping prairie, where the earth rolls with a quiet deliberateness, hinting at the ancient glacial forces that shaped it. It lies 38.0 miles south-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 222°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-north-west of Litchfield. The sky here is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, particularly potent in the late afternoon when the sun, beginning its descent, casts long, burnished shadows that stretch across fields of ripening corn and soybeans. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil and the faint, sweet perfume of wild blossoms that speckle the roadside ditches. The houses, many with tidy lawns and porches that invite lingering, stand as sturdy beacons against the immensity of the open country, their windows catching the light like scattered jewels. The history of Grove City is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Minnesota, a place where farming has long been the bedrock of its economy. Settlers, drawn by the rich prairie soil, established a community that has since weathered economic shifts, its vitality sustained by the consistent bounty of the land. The presence of nearby waterways, though not grand rivers, offers a subtle coolness to the summer air and a quiet beauty, reflecting the boundless sky. This locality, while unassuming, possesses a palpable sense of enduring character, a quiet strength that resonates in the predictable, yet always subtly different, rhythm of its days.

About This Grove City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grove City, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.150518, -94.683053. 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 Grove City and Meeker County.

Detailed location data for Grove City includes the ZIP code (56243), telephone area code (320), county seat of Meeker County (Litchfield), and school district assignment (A.C.G.C. 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 Grove City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.