Walnut Grove Minnesota Map

About Walnut Grove, Minnesota

Walnut Grove is a locality in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 808. The population density is 254.6 people per km². Walnut Grove is located at 44.2230°N, 95.4694°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56180.

Walnut Grove, a small settlement in Redwood County, Minnesota, breathes the vast, open sky of the American prairie. It lies 40.8 miles west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 270°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east of Tracy. Rolling fields, a patchwork of gold and green under the midday sun, stretch to horizons that seem to touch the very edge of the world, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of farmsteads and groves of trees that give the place its name. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of cultivated earth and distant wildflowers, a subtle perfume that shifts with the wind. Evenings bring a profound quiet, broken only by the chirping of crickets and the low hum of distant machinery, as the sky bleeds into hues of rose and lavender, a daily spectacle of fading light. The story of Walnut Grove is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the hardy spirit of its early settlers, many of whom arrived seeking land to cultivate. The local economy remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the landscape, their stalks rustling secrets in the summer breeze. This agrarian heritage shapes the rhythm of life, a steady, predictable cadence dictated by the seasons. While not a place of grand landmarks, Walnut Grove possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring community forged from shared labor and the simple beauty of its rural surroundings.

About This Walnut Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walnut Grove, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.223012, -95.469449. 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 Walnut Grove and Redwood County.

Detailed location data for Walnut Grove includes the ZIP code (56180), telephone area code (320), county seat of Redwood County (Redwood Falls), and school district assignment (Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Walnut Grove is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.