Explore Utica, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Utica, Minnesota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Minnesota or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Utica.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Utica |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Winona County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.975518 |
| Longitude | -91.954879 |
| Population | 266 |
| Density | 104.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 55979 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| County Seat | Winona |
| School District | St. Charles Public School District |
Utica occupies a quiet expanse of the Upper Midwest, where the land stretches into a vast, deliberate pattern of fields and firm, earthen ridges. It lies 16.5 miles west-southwest of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 252°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east of St. Charles. Charles. The horizon remains defined by the distant, muted silhouette of German Ridge, while the earth itself feels heavy with the accumulation of long, deep winters and the slow, persistent return of spring. A few miles away, the landscape softens into the verdant, dense growth of the Richard J Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest, and the nearby presence of the Whitewater State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for the stillness that settles over the prairie. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar clarity, turning the open fields into broad, amber-colored plates that seem to hold the day’s heat long after the sun has slipped away.
Utica persists as a node of industry and agriculture, sustained by the steady, rhythmic labor that defines the local economy and the character of those who reside here. The proximity of Rush Creek, winding its way through the nearby terrain, serves as a quiet reminder of the water that shaped this region, while the deeper basins of Sweet Ravine offer a starker contrast to the cultivated plains. Life in Utica moves with a measured pace, far from the frantic hum of larger centers, grounded instead in the history of the soil and the legacy of the settlers who first broke the ground. Even a short excursion toward Jessen Park Lake reveals the enduring, unadorned beauty of this corner of the interior, where the air feels thin, crisp, and clean against the skin.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Utica, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.975518, -91.954879. 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 Utica includes the ZIP code (55979), telephone area code (218), county seat of Winona County (Winona), and school district assignment (St. Charles Public School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |