Minnetonka Beach Minnesota Map

About Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota

Minnetonka Beach is a locality in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 546. Minnetonka Beach is located at 44.9397°N, 93.5766°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 55391, 55361.

Minnetonka Beach emerges from the quiet, verdant expanse of the interior plains, defined by the winding course of Painter Creek that slips through the landscape like a silver thread. It lies 4.0 miles west-northwest of Minnetonka, MN (from Minnetonka, MN: bearing 297°T), and is situated 7.7 miles southwest of Plymouth. The water of Lake Minnetonka presses against the shoreline, its surface reflecting the vast, pale sky of the northern mid-continent, while the Huntington Point Road Open Space provides a sanctuary of wild grasses and towering hardwoods that remain undisturbed by the encroaching modern pace. In the sharp, cooling air of autumn, the light turns a brittle gold, illuminating the transition from the dense, shadowed groves to the open water where the land yields to the depth of the lake.

Minnetonka Beach carries the quiet weight of a long-established legacy, having evolved from a summer sanctuary for the affluent into a permanent residential enclave that maintains a respectful distance from the clamor of the nearby urban centers. The local economy is now anchored by the maintenance of these legacy estates and the steady, rhythmic life of those who choose to reside where the woods meet the water. History lingers in the architecture of the older dwellings that look out toward Mount Gilboa in the distant haze, standing as silent observers to the changing seasons. Life in Minnetonka Beach follows the slow, deliberate turning of the year, marked by the freezing of the lake and the subsequent thaw that brings Painter Creek back to its full, rushing vigor, sustaining a quietude that feels both ancient and entirely present.

About This Minnetonka Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.939685, -93.576624. 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 Minnetonka Beach includes the ZIP code (55391, 55361), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of Hennepin County (Minneapolis), and school district assignment.

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.