Minnesota Lake Minnesota Map

About Minnesota Lake, Minnesota

Minnesota Lake is a locality in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 661. The population density is 157.5 people per km². Minnesota Lake is located at 43.8419°N, 93.8319°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Minnesota Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56068.

Minnesota Lake occupies a quiet expanse of flat, fertile prairie where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vast, pale sky. It lies 23.7 miles south-southeast of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 159°T), and is situated 8.4 miles northwest of Wells. The land around Minnesota Lake remains defined by the deliberate, rhythmic cycle of agriculture, where deep black soil supports vast fields that change from the vibrant emerald of spring corn to the brittle gold of harvest. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the Stokman State Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal wetlands, offering a refuge for migrating birds that break the silence with sudden, sharp cries. Two miles to the east, the Cobb River meanders through the landscape, its waters carving a subtle, winding path through the heavy earth as it sustains the local flora.

Generations of families have organized their lives around the seasonal shifts of this inland landscape, favoring the steady pace of a community built on the resilience of the plains. Minnesota Lake retains a character forged by early settlers who recognized the potential in the rich, dark loam, establishing an economy fundamentally tied to the productivity of the surrounding grain fields. The architecture of the region reflects a practical, utilitarian history, with grain elevators rising like monuments against the weather-worn gray of winter clouds. Today, the rhythm of daily life in Minnesota Lake follows the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the moisture of the soil and the temperament of the long, biting winters that test the fiber of those who remain.

About This Minnesota Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Minnesota Lake, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.841904, -93.831895. 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 Minnesota Lake includes the ZIP code (56068), telephone area code (320), county seat of Faribault County (Blue Earth), and school district assignment (Maple River 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.