Okabena Minnesota Map

About Okabena, Minnesota

Okabena is a locality in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 203. The population density is 231.9 people per km². Okabena is located at 43.7394°N, 95.3158°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Okabena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56161.

Okabena occupies a quiet expanse of the prairie, where the earth stretches toward the horizon in muted shades of ochre and deep, fertile brown. It lies 16.3 miles east-northeast of Worthington, MN (from Worthington, MN: bearing 59°T), and is situated 13.2 miles southwest of Windom. Okabena Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters serving as a persistent, rhythmic thread that binds the surrounding fields together. Just two miles to the west, the expansive surface of Heron Lake catches the shifting light of the sky, reflecting the vastness of the heavens against the sturdy, terrestrial reality of the plains. During the long, cold winters, the air gains a crystalline clarity, turning the open terrain into a silent, frozen theater where the wind dictates the movement of the snow across the fallow ground.

Agriculture defines the character of Okabena, as the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of local life. The proximity to the Heron Lake State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, whose seasonal passage provides a stark, living contrast to the steady, mechanical labor of the nearby farms. History here remains quiet and unadorned, grounded in the persistence of those who worked these heavy soils and built their lives against the backdrop of the open sky. There is a particular beauty in the way the sun settles behind the grain elevators at dusk, casting long, lean shadows that emphasize the humble, enduring architecture of a place defined by its relationship to the land.

About This Okabena Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Okabena, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.739404, -95.315832. 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 Okabena includes the ZIP code (56161), telephone area code (320), county seat of Jackson County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Heron Lake-Okabena 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.