Rose Creek Minnesota Map

About Rose Creek, Minnesota

Rose Creek is a locality in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 397. The population density is 312.8 people per km². Rose Creek is located at 43.6036°N, 92.8319°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rose Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55970.

Rose Creek emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the southern Minnesota prairie, defined by the winding passage of its namesake waterway. It lies 8.4 miles east-southeast of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 121°T), and is situated 34.1 miles south-southwest of Rochester. The land here stretches wide and unobstructed, a horizontal world where the horizon holds a weight that pulls the gaze toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Table Rock. Sunlight in the late afternoon possesses a particular, honeyed clarity, casting long shadows across the black soil that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has dipped low. Beyond the town limits, the landscape remains tethered to the quiet rhythms of the earth, punctuated only by the seasonal transition from the deep, crystalline cold of winter to the sudden, verdant urgency of spring.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Rose Creek, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels over a grid of roads that track the movement of the harvest. The economic life of the region is deeply rooted in the stewardship of these fields, a legacy of labor that has defined the community since its early settlement. Residents often look toward the Rose State Wildlife Management Area for a reprieve from the plow, finding in its protected acreage a stark contrast to the manicured rows of corn and soy. While the stillness of the plains dominates the local experience, the proximity of East Side Lake offers a rare, reflective break in the terrain, providing a mirror for the vast, open skies that define this corner of the state.

About This Rose Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rose Creek, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.603576, -92.831854. 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 Rose Creek includes the ZIP code (55970), telephone area code (218), county seat of Mower County (Austin), and school district assignment (Southland 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.