Underwood Minnesota Map

About Underwood, Minnesota

Underwood is a locality in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 356. The population density is 234.2 people per km². Underwood is located at 46.2852°N, 95.8709°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Underwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56586.

Underwood emerges from the expansive, glacially-sculpted plains of western Minnesota as a quiet assembly of rooftops and grain silos. It lies 9.9 miles east of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 89°T), and is situated 25.7 miles south-southwest of Perham. Bass Lake sits at the very edge of the residential grid, its still surface reflecting the pale, thin light of a northern afternoon that turns the surrounding fields into a canvas of muted copper and gray. Beyond the immediate cluster of buildings, the land stretches out in a rhythmic succession of low ridges, while the Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sprawling, uncultivated sanctuary where the tall grasses sway in the wind. The Pomme de Terre River moves with a deliberate, sluggish patience through the lowlands three miles away, carving a subtle path through the soil that has sustained this territory long before the first settlers arrived to break the prairie sod.

Underwood maintains a steady, agrarian character, its economy deeply rooted in the seasonal cycles of the surrounding farmland that dictates the pace of the calendar. The architecture speaks to a history of Scandinavian perseverance, where sturdy timber and brick structures were built to withstand the long, deep winters that define the region's temperament. Residents move with a practiced efficiency, acknowledging the legacy of the early pioneers who recognized the fertility of the black earth and the utility of the nearby waterways. On clear days, the silhouette of Inspiration Peak rises eighteen miles away on the distant horizon, a reminder of the broader geological theater in which Underwood plays its part. Life here is measured by the harvest and the changing of the light, an existence that favors the quiet endurance of a community tied closely to the land.

About This Underwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Underwood, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.285238, -95.870885. 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 Underwood includes the ZIP code (56586), telephone area code (320), county seat of Otter Tail County (Fergus Falls), and school district assignment (Underwood 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.