Lakeland Minnesota Map

About Lakeland, Minnesota

Lakeland is a locality in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,710. The population density is 319.0 people per km². Lakeland is located at 44.9564°N, 92.7658°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lakeland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55043.

Lakeland holds the eastern edge of the state, where the Saint Croix River carves a slow, deliberate path through the limestone bluffs. It lies 6.2 miles east-southeast of Lake Elmo, MN (from Lake Elmo, MN: bearing 116°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-northeast of Woodbury. The landscape rises in heavy, sedimented layers toward the distant silhouette of Coons Hill, providing a terrestrial anchor for the shifting light of the upper Midwest. Within the verdant boundaries of Crocker Park, the air carries the cool, damp scent of the riverbank, a reminder that the water here defines the very topography of the land. Lake Saint Croix spreads wide and glass-like under the pale, high-latitude sun, its surface reflecting the changing moods of a sky that feels immense and unobstructed.

Lakeland remains defined by its quiet transition from early river-based settlement to a residential corridor that honors its inland, riparian roots. The local economy persists as a blend of quiet enterprise and the steady pulse of commuters moving toward the larger centers of influence, yet the rhythm of the place is dictated by the seasons. Winters settle in with a profound, monochromatic stillness, stripping the vegetation bare until the spring thaw awakens the muddy banks of the Saint Croix River once more. History here is marked by the slow accumulation of generations who have watched the river’s currents shift, finding stability in a geography that demands patience and rewards those who observe the subtle color of the dusk as it deepens over the water.

About This Lakeland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakeland, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.956356, -92.765759. 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 Lakeland includes the ZIP code (55043), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of Washington County (Stillwater), and school district assignment (Stillwater Area 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.