Oslo Minnesota Map

About Oslo, Minnesota

Oslo is a locality in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. Oslo is located at 43.8922°N, 92.7385°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56744.

Oslo, Minnesota, unfolds with a quiet grace beneath the wide, ever-changing canvas of the prairie sky. It lies 16.1 miles west-south-west of Rochester, MN (from Rochester, MN: bearing 236°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south of Kasson. The land here is a study in gentle, sweeping contours, where fields of ripening corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the world. Creeks, silver threads in the verdant expanse, meander through pastures dotted with patient cattle, their banks softened by a wild tangle of sumac and willow. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and distant hay, a perfume unique to these open spaces. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, possesses a peculiar, almost liquid quality, pooling in the hollows and casting elongated shadows from the occasional solitary oak tree, a sentinel against the endless blue. The history of Oslo is etched in the persistent spirit of its early settlers, many of whom were drawn by the promise of fertile land and the opportunity to build a life from the ground up. The local economy, while diversified, still leans on the enduring strength of agriculture, the cycles of planting and harvest dictating a familiar rhythm to the year. You can see it in the sturdy grain elevators that stand like stoic monuments to past abundance and the hum of tractors that punctuates the otherwise peaceful stillness. While Oslo may not boast grand landmarks, its character is defined by the enduring resilience of its people and the simple, profound beauty of the land they cultivate, a quiet testament to a heritage that continues to shape its present.

About This Oslo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oslo, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.892186, -92.738519. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Oslo and Dodge County.

Detailed location data for Oslo includes the ZIP code (55940), telephone area code (218, 320), county seat of Dodge County (Mantorville), and school district assignment (Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Oslo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.