Roscoe Minnesota Map

About Roscoe, Minnesota

Roscoe is a locality in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 96. The population density is 59.9 people per km². Roscoe is located at 45.4339°N, 94.6397°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56371.

Roscoe rests in the embrace of central Minnesota's rolling farmland, a landscape sculpted by glaciers and painted with the deep greens of summer fields and the stark whites of winter drifts. It lies 24.7 miles west-south-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 249°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-east of Paynesville. The earth here is a rich, dark loam, yielding to the plow and supporting rows of corn that whisper secrets in the breeze. Creeks, mere ribbons of silver in the sun, wind their way across the terrain, their banks softened by wild grasses and the occasional stand of aspen. The sky above Roscoe feels immense, a vast canvas where clouds drift like ships on an endless sea, their shadows a fleeting caress on the undulating land. The spirit of Roscoe is deeply rooted in the agricultural heritage of its settlers, who carved a life from this fertile ground in the mid-19th century. The local economy, though diversified, still hums with the rhythm of the seasons, the grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to a bounty harvested year after year. You can still feel the echoes of families who arrived with dreams and calloused hands, their perseverance etched into the very character of the place. While no grand monuments mark its history, the quiet dignity of the weathered barns and the steadfast gaze of the white wooden church speak volumes of the resilience and faith that shaped Roscoe into the enduring community it is today.

About This Roscoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roscoe, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.433853, -94.639725. 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 Roscoe and Stearns County.

Detailed location data for Roscoe includes the ZIP code (55983), telephone area code (218, 320), county seat of Stearns County (St. Cloud), and school district assignment (Paynesville 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 Roscoe is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.