Hampton Minnesota Map

About Hampton, Minnesota

Hampton is a locality in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 744. The population density is 233.4 people per km². Hampton is located at 44.6102°N, 93.0022°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hampton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55031.

Hampton stretches across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 7.3 miles east-southeast of Farmington, MN (from Farmington, MN: bearing 107°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-northwest of Cannon Falls. The landscape is defined by a rhythmic sequence of agricultural fields, broken only by the thin, winding ribbon of the South Branch Vermillion River that cuts through the soil two miles away. Beyond the immediate plains, the distant silhouette of Warrentown Ridge anchors the western view, a reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this interior basin. In the quiet hours of autumn, the air carries a crisp, metallic edge, cooling the dark loam before the frost settles over the So. Branch Vermillion River State Aquatic Management Area (Dakota).

Hampton maintains a steady, deliberate pace rooted in the cycles of the harvest and the enduring labor of those who work the land. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, a legacy of early settlers who recognized the fertility of these plains long before modern infrastructure defined the local grid. Life here is punctuated by the seasonal migration of birds toward the waters of Lake Byllesby, six miles distant, and the enduring resilience of a community that understands the quiet weight of a long winter. There is a particular clarity to the light at dusk, casting long, bruised shadows across the silos and grain elevators that serve as the vertical landmarks of the region.

About This Hampton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hampton, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.610245, -93.002156. 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 Hampton includes the ZIP code (55031), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of Dakota County (Hastings), and school district assignment (Hastings 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.