Utica Minnesota Map

About Utica, Minnesota

Utica is a locality in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 266. The population density is 104.1 people per km². Utica is located at 43.9755°N, 91.9549°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Utica is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55979.

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.

About This Utica Map Page

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).

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.