Norcross Minnesota Map

About Norcross, Minnesota

Norcross is a locality in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 52. The population density is 12.9 people per km². Norcross is located at 45.8691°N, 96.1976°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norcross is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56274.

Norcross occupies a flat, expansive stretch of prairie where the horizon pulls the sky tight against the earth. It lies 29.2 miles south-southwest of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 191°T), and is situated 33.6 miles southeast of Wahpeton. The landscape around Norcross is defined by its rigorous horizontal lines, broken only by the thin, dark veins of shelterbelts and the slow, meandering path of the Mustinka River, which pulls water through the soil just a mile away. To the west, the subtle depressions of the Hazzard Lakebed hint at ancient, vanished waters, while the nearby Mustinka Flowage catches the low, golden light of late afternoon, mirroring the wide clouds that drift over the vast, open plains. During the long, deep winters, the air turns sharp and crystalline, turning the ground into a hardened sheet of white that preserves the silence of the flatlands until the thaw.

Agriculture serves as the backbone of the economy here, with grain elevators rising like sentinels above the fields, marking the rhythm of the planting and harvest seasons. The land reflects the labor of generations who settled this region, finding prosperity in the dark, heavy soil that demands respect and steady tending. Beyond the tilled acreage, the Grant County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, offering a quiet, untamed counterpoint to the orderly rows of crops. Life in Norcross moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, characterized by a persistent, quiet endurance that persists long after the machinery has been parked and the dust has settled on the gravel roads.

About This Norcross Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Norcross, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.869127, -96.19756. 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 Norcross includes the ZIP code (56274), telephone area code (320), county seat of Grant County (Elbow Lake), and school district assignment (Herman-Norcross 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.