St. Charles, Minnesota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of St. Charles, Winona County.
| City | St. Charles |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Winona |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.969408 |
| Longitude | -92.064327 |
| Population | 4,037 |
| Density | 407.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
St. Charles is a locality in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,037. The population density is 407.7 people per km². St. Charles is located at 43.9694°N, 92.0643°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55972.
St. Charles rests in a valley where the land begins to lift, a quiet settlement carved into the rolling terrain of southeastern Minnesota. It lies 20.5 miles east of Rochester, MN (from Rochester, MN: bearing 100°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Eyota. The earth here is a rich, dark loam, yielding to the persistent touch of agriculture, and the sky feels vast, stretching wide above the gently sloping hills that cradle the town. On a clear afternoon, the light can possess a startling clarity, illuminating the emerald fields and the stately oaks that line the county roads, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. The Zumbro River, a silver ribbon, winds its way through the landscape, its banks often fringed with willows, their branches weeping toward the water’s steady flow. The story of St. Charles is a tale of hardy settlers drawn by the fertile ground and the promise of a life built by hand. The local economy, historically rooted in farming and the processing of its bounty, still carries the imprint of those early days, though modern enterprises have found their footing here too, adding their own hum to the town’s quiet industry. You can see it in the careful tending of the fields that surround St. Charles, a legacy passed down through generations, and in the well-maintained buildings that speak of a community that has weathered seasons and times. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, crisp scent of dew-kissed earth and distant woodsmoke, a constant reminder of the land’s enduring presence.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of St. Charles, Minnesota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 St. Charles and Winona County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for St. Charles is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct St. Charles is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |