Hazel Run Minnesota Map

About Hazel Run, Minnesota

Hazel Run is a locality in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 58. The population density is 37.6 people per km². Hazel Run is located at 44.7519°N, 95.7150°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56241.

Hazel Run, a quiet settlement in Yellow Medicine County, unfurls across a landscape that breathes the vastness of the prairie. It lies 63.9 miles north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 305°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-south-west of Granite Falls. Rolling hills, softened by the relentless sculpting of wind and water, give way to broad, fertile plains where the sky feels like an impossibly large canopy, especially at dusk when it bleeds into hues of rose and bruised plum. The air here carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the earthy perfume of tilled soil and the subtle sweetness of wild grasses that rustle like whispered secrets in the breeze. The land itself, a mosaic of ochre and deep green under the sun, hums with a patient, enduring vitality, its contours echoing the slow, deliberate passage of seasons. The history of Hazel Run is deeply intertwined with the agricultural spirit of this region, its economy once tethered to the bounty of the land that continues to nourish its present. Generations have worked this soil, their lives a testament to the resilience and hardiness required to coax sustenance from the prairie's embrace. While the echoes of earlier farming endeavors might still linger in the weathered barns and fence lines, the economy of Hazel Run now also adapts to the subtle shifts of modern rural life, a gentle evolution rather than a dramatic upheaval. The very character of Hazel Run is one of quiet perseverance, a place where the enduring strength of community is as palpable as the wide-open skies that define its horizon.

About This Hazel Run Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hazel Run, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.751902, -95.715024. 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 Hazel Run and Yellow Medicine County.

Detailed location data for Hazel Run includes the ZIP code (56241), telephone area code (320), county seat of Yellow Medicine County (Granite Falls), and school district assignment (Yellow Medicine East). 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 Hazel Run is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.