Pine Bend Minnesota Map

About Pine Bend, Minnesota

Pine Bend is a locality in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. Pine Bend is located at 44.7791°N, 93.0349°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56651.

Pine Bend rests in a broad, sun-drenched curve where the Mississippi River, a broad, muscular artery of the continent, begins its slow, deliberate journey eastward. It lies 4.8 miles south of Inver Grove Heights, MN (from Inver Grove Heights, MN: bearing 175°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-south-east of Eagan. The land here rolls with a gentle, agricultural swell, fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards horizons softened by the hazy breath of summer. The air, especially in the long afternoons, carries the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant hum of machinery, a constant, low thrum beneath the sky’s vast blue. Along the river’s edge, cottonwood trees, their leaves catching the light like a thousand tiny mirrors, stand sentinel, their roots gripping the rich, dark earth. The history of Pine Bend is deeply entwined with the river that shapes it, a waterway that has served for centuries as both highway and sustenance. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile bottomlands and the promise of timber, established farms and small industries, their lives dictated by the river’s moods and the turning of the seasons. The economy here, while still holding onto its agricultural roots, has diversified; the steady pulse of industry can be felt in the processing plants and refineries that dot the landscape, a modern counterpoint to the enduring agricultural rhythm. Occasionally, the stillness is broken by the mournful bellow of a barge horn, a sound that echoes the passage of countless vessels that have navigated these waters, carrying the bounty of the land to distant shores.

About This Pine Bend Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pine Bend, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.779133, -93.034936. 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 Pine Bend and Dakota County.

Detailed location data for Pine Bend includes the ZIP code (55077), telephone area code (612, 952, 320), county seat of Dakota County (Hastings), and school district assignment (Fosston Public 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 Pine Bend is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.