Mendota Minnesota Map

About Mendota, Minnesota

Mendota is a locality in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 183. The population density is 266.6 people per km². Mendota is located at 44.8872°N, 93.1644°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mendota is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55150.

Mendota commands a confluence of earth and water where the Minnesota River carves a deep, deliberate path through the limestone bluffs. It lies 1.3 miles west of Mendota Heights, MN (from Mendota Heights, MN: bearing 281°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southeast of Minneapolis. The terrain rises sharply toward Pilot Knob, a prominent high point that offers a sweeping perspective of the valley floor, where the sunlight often catches the moisture of the air to cast a shimmering, pale gold haze over the landscape. Augusta Lake sits quietly in the periphery, its stillness a stark contrast to the persistent movement of the water nearby. Those who traverse the Big Rivers Regional Trail find a path that follows the natural contours of the riparian zone, moving through a landscape defined by its rugged, inland character rather than any distant horizon.

Mendota serves as a foundational site of regional history, acting as a gateway where trade and settlement once converged in the early centuries of the territory. The local economy has long since shifted from the fur trade to a quiet, residential composure, yet the presence of the past lingers in the architecture and the deliberate preservation of the land. The proximity to Minnehaha Falls brings a seasonal vitality to the surroundings, drawing visitors who appreciate the cooling spray and the sound of falling water against the quietude of the plains. Mendota maintains a rhythm governed by the changing light across the bluffs and the slow, steady endurance of a place that understands its own significance in the broader narrative of the interior continent.

About This Mendota Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mendota, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.887188, -93.164387. 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 Mendota includes the ZIP code (55150), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of Dakota County (Hastings), and school district assignment (West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan).

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.