Long Beach Minnesota Map

About Long Beach, Minnesota

Long Beach is a locality in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 318. The population density is 81.8 people per km². Long Beach is located at 45.6547°N, 95.4175°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56334.

Long Beach, Minnesota, unfolds across a landscape of gentle slopes that give way to the cool expanse of its namesake body of water. It lies 61.0 miles west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 277°T), and is situated 1.4 miles west-north-west of Glenwood. The air here carries the clean scent of prairie grasses mingled with the fainter, mineral tang of the lake, a subtle perfume that hangs in the clear, wide sky. In the warmer months, the shoreline, though not of sand and surf, offers its own quiet invitation, a place where the land meets water in a soft, earthen embrace. The surrounding fields, a patchwork quilt of cultivated greens and golds under the immense Minnesota sky, speak of the land's enduring generosity. The history of Long Beach is tied to the agricultural heartland, a testament to generations who worked this fertile earth. The local economy, while rooted in farming, has also found a steady pulse in the modest tourism drawn to the lake's recreational offerings, particularly during the brief, vibrant summers. Small businesses, often family-run, lend a personal touch to the community, their awnings offering brief respite from the sun. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling industry, Long Beach possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of continuity that can be felt in the way the seasons turn and the timeless rhythm of rural life continues.

About This Long Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Long Beach, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.654684, -95.417537. 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 Long Beach and Pope County.

Detailed location data for Long Beach includes the ZIP code (56334), telephone area code (320), county seat of Pope County (Glenwood), and school district assignment (Minnewaska School District). 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 Long Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.