Hancock Minnesota Map

About Hancock, Minnesota

Hancock is a locality in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 863. The population density is 369.0 people per km². Hancock is located at 45.4975°N, 95.7967°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hancock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56244.

Hancock emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the western Minnesota prairie as a grid of quiet streets etched into the black, fertile earth. It lies 33.6 miles southwest of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 217°T), and is situated 8.3 miles southeast of Morris. The landscape around Hancock is defined by an immense sky that shifts from the pale, bruised violet of dawn to a deep, resonant indigo as the sun retreats behind the distant, low-lying Blue Mounds. To the east, the terrain yields to the subtle moisture of Page Lake, a singular body of water that mirrors the vast, cloud-strewn atmosphere, while the Stevens County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the sudden, percussive rise of wings from the tall, wind-brushed grasses.

Hancock carries the enduring legacy of the agricultural pioneers who recognized that the rich soil, bolstered by the nearby currents of the Chippewa River, offered a reliable foundation for those willing to brave the long, frost-bound winters. The local economy remains tethered to this agrarian pulse, with grain elevators serving as the vertical anchors of the skyline, standing as stoic monuments to a heritage built on harvest and communal labor. Life in Hancock moves with the deliberate, seasonal clock of the grower, a rhythm that respects the slow thaw of spring and the urgent amber warmth of autumn. It is a place where the social fabric is reinforced by the shared endurance of the climate, creating a durable, unpretentious character that persists long after the harvest machinery has been put away for the year.

About This Hancock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hancock, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.497461, -95.796714. 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 Hancock includes the ZIP code (56244), telephone area code (320), county seat of Stevens County (Morris), and school district assignment (Hancock 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.