Pennock Minnesota Map

About Pennock, Minnesota

Pennock is a locality in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 479. The population density is 181.1 people per km². Pennock is located at 45.1489°N, 95.1764°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pennock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56279.

Pennock sits amidst the vast, level expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from pale morning violet to a deep, resonant gold by dusk. It lies 6.7 miles west-northwest of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 286°T), and is situated 31.6 miles west of Litchfield. The land here remains defined by its glacial heritage, characterized by flat, fertile expanses that transition into the quiet wetlands of the Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area, which abuts the settlement’s edge. Only a mile away, the surface of Saint Johns Lake acts as a mirror for the passing clouds, while the slower, deliberate meanderings of Shakopee Creek define the low-lying drainage patterns three miles distant. The air carries a crisp, lingering chill that suggests the long, deep winters of the region, yet in the summer, the heat settles over the corn and soybean fields with a heavy, productive stillness that seems to suspend time itself.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of Pennock, with the rhythm of the seasons dictate the movement of machinery and the slow turning of the soil. Established through the expansion of the regional rail lines, the settlement maintains a character forged by generations of Scandinavian settlers who cleared the brush and organized the grid of the surrounding townships. The local economy remains tied to the cultivation of the earth, a heritage that persists in the grain elevators that rise like monoliths above the flat plains, serving as the most recognizable landmarks for miles. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values endurance, where the distant silhouette of Mount Tom serves as a static reminder of the wider geography beyond the immediate, productive fields that sustain the people of Pennock.

About This Pennock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pennock, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.148851, -95.176404. 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 Pennock includes the ZIP code (56279), telephone area code (320), county seat of Kandiyohi County (Willmar), and school district assignment (Willmar 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.