Lancaster Minnesota Map

About Lancaster, Minnesota

Lancaster is a locality in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 364. The population density is 60.2 people per km². Lancaster is located at 48.8583°N, 96.8042°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lancaster is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56735.

Lancaster occupies a flat, expansive reach of the Red River Valley where the horizon stretches thin and taut as a pulled wire. It lies 65.3 miles north of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 9°T), and is situated 58.5 miles north-northwest of Thief River Falls. The North Branch Two Rivers cuts a deliberate, modest path through the silt-heavy soil, its banks often fringed with the skeletal grace of winter-hardened brush. To the east, the ground begins its subtle climb toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Juneberry Ridge, a muted rise against the immense, shifting sky. Five miles away, the Tallgrass Aspen Parklands Fee preserves a mosaic of prairie and grove, where the wind moves through the tall stalks with a sound like dry paper rubbing together. The air here carries a sharp, clean edge, smelling of dark earth and the deep, abiding chill that settles into the land long before the first frost locks the fields in place.

Lancaster persists as a quiet node of industry and labor, its identity forged in the heavy machinery of broad-acre agriculture and the stubborn endurance of those who work the grain. The rhythm of the days is dictated by the slow turning of the seasons, moving from the frantic urgency of harvest to the long, contemplative silence of the deep winter months. While Lake Bronson lies thirteen miles distant, offering a rare reprieve of open water, the life of Lancaster remains firmly rooted in the surrounding plains and the steady yield of the soil. The heritage here is quiet and layered, marked by the practical architecture of silos and steel sheds that define the skyline. Life in Lancaster moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own gravity, holding fast to a landscape that demands both respect and a steady hand.

About This Lancaster Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lancaster, Minnesota. Coordinates: 48.858315, -96.804215. 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 Lancaster includes the ZIP code (56735), telephone area code (320), county seat of Kittson County (Hallock), and school district assignment (Lancaster 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.