Madison Lake Minnesota Map

About Madison Lake, Minnesota

Madison Lake is a locality in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,247. The population density is 355.9 people per km². Madison Lake is located at 44.2044°N, 93.8155°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Madison Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56063.

Madison Lake holds the stillness of the high prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk settles heavy and gold over the flat, agrarian expanse. It lies 9.5 miles east-northeast of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 73°T), and is situated 4.3 miles northeast of Eagle Lake. The landscape surrounding Madison Lake is defined by the Duck Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Blue Earth), a quiet expanse of marsh and tallgrass that filters the wind before it ripples across the water. To the west, the subtle rise of Klondike Hill breaks the monotony of the plains, offering a vantage point over the glacial remnants that shaped this terrain. Not far off, the low-lying basin of Dove Lakebed marks the ancient path of receding waters, while the steady flow of Shanaska Creek carves a narrow, winding corridor through the dark, fertile soil that defines the regional character.

Generations of settlers broke this stubborn earth to build a life centered on the rhythm of the seasons, turning the rich, black loam into a productive grid of corn and soybean fields. The economic vitality of Madison Lake remains tied to this cycle, where the work of the harvest dictates the pace of the days and the quiet, industrious nature of the residents. Beyond the fields, a deep respect for the land persists, evidenced by the careful preservation of the local wildlife areas where the silence is broken only by the migratory passage of birds. Life in Madison Lake moves with the deliberate gravity of the interior plains, an existence forged in the deep, freezing winters and the intense, sun-drenched summers that define the interior of the continent.

About This Madison Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Madison Lake, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.204412, -93.815508. 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 Madison Lake includes the ZIP code (56063), telephone area code (320), county seat of Blue Earth County (Mankato), and school district assignment (Mankato 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.