Tyler Minnesota Map

About Tyler, Minnesota

Tyler is a locality in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,138. The population density is 209.1 people per km². Tyler is located at 44.2783°N, 96.1348°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tyler is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56178.

Tyler occupies a vast, open expanse of the high prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the subtle rises of the land. It lies 20.7 miles southwest of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 236°T), and is situated 32.9 miles east of Brookings. Sunlight here possesses a particular, golden clarity, casting long shadows across the fields that seem to amplify the immense scale of the sky. To the west, the distant shadow of Buffalo Ridge marks the limit of the plains, while the nearby Tyler State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of grasses and quiet earth. The moisture of the region gathers in places like the Ivadelle Lakebed, and the presence of County Ditch Number Forty provides a steady, rhythmic pulse to the drainage of the surrounding soil. During the colder months, the landscape settles into a profound, hushed stillness, as the frost settles over the fields and the air turns sharp and crystalline.

Tyler maintains a steady, industrious pace rooted in the agricultural traditions of the settlers who first broke this heavy sod. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, with grain elevators rising like sentinels above the houses, defining the skyline as clearly as any spire. A deep Scandinavian heritage informs the character of the place, visible in the community’s quiet resilience and the orderly layout of its streets. Residents often travel the short distance to Lake Benton to find respite by the water, maintaining a connection to the geography that has sustained the area for generations. Life in Tyler moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a history of hard work and the persistent, quiet beauty of a life lived close to the land.

About This Tyler Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tyler, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.2783, -96.134755. 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 Tyler includes the ZIP code (56178), telephone area code (320), county seat of Lincoln County (Ivanhoe), and school district assignment (RTR Public Schools).

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.