Ormsby Minnesota Map

About Ormsby, Minnesota

Ormsby is a locality in Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 118. The population density is 129.1 people per km². Ormsby is located at 43.8483°N, 94.6978°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ormsby is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56162.

Ormsby occupies a quiet expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to press down with the weight of its own clarity. It lies 18.0 miles northwest of Fairmont, MN (from Fairmont, MN: bearing 319°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-southwest of St. James. The earth here is dark and heavy, a vast grid of fertile soil that hums with the growth of corn and soy, broken only by the thin, winding ribbon of the South Fork Watonwan River as it cuts through the fields. Toward the edges of the plain, the Watline State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal brush, providing a stark, wild contrast to the disciplined rows of the surrounding farms. Three miles away, the surface of Buffalo Lake acts as a mirror for the shifting clouds, catching the pale, amber light of late afternoon and holding it until the shadows of the grain elevators grow long and thin across the gravel roads.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Ormsby, dictating the tempo of the calendar from the first thaw to the final harvest. The history of the place is written in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the grain bins and the enduring resilience of those who cultivate this demanding, productive landscape. Life in Ormsby moves with the deliberate pace of a season, marked by the mechanical drone of machinery during the work months and the profound, snow-muffled silence that settles over the plains when winter takes hold. It is a location defined by its isolation and its utility, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the constant, quiet expectation of the next season’s yield. In the stillness of an evening, one can feel the immense scale of the geography, a reminder that human effort here is merely a small, persistent shadow against the vastness of the plains.

About This Ormsby Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ormsby, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.848289, -94.697755. 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 Ormsby includes the ZIP code (56162), telephone area code (320), county seat of Watonwan County (St. James), and school district assignment (St. James Public 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.