Walters Minnesota Map

About Walters, Minnesota

Walters is a locality in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 69. The population density is 133.2 people per km². Walters is located at 43.6058°N, 93.6733°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Walters is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56097.

Walters emerges from the expansive, flat horizon of the southern prairie like a quiet anchor dropped into a sea of dark, fertile soil. It lies 15.5 miles west of Albert Lea, MN (from Albert Lea, MN: bearing 259°T), and is situated 10.1 miles south-southeast of Wells. The landscape surrounding Walters is defined by the rigorous geometry of agriculture, where vast fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward the sky until they dissolve into the hazy, bruised purple of a late-afternoon horizon. A mile to the west, the East Branch Blue Earth River cuts a subtle, meandering path through the earth, its banks often thick with the tangled, skeletal reach of cottonwoods and willows that break the relentless monotony of the plains. Three miles away, the quiet waters of Rice Lake hold the reflection of the clouds, offering a stillness that seems to permeate the very marrow of the land, especially when the autumn frost turns the stubble fields to a brittle, metallic gold.

Walters carries the weight of a history rooted in the grit of those who first broke this heavy sod, establishing a life defined by the slow, seasonal pulse of the grain elevator and the persistent industry of the plow. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the pace of the days and the quietude of the streets as the sun dips low. Beyond the town limits, the Save the Wetlands State Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary where the land returns to its wilder state, allowing the tall grasses to sway in a wind that carries no salt, only the scent of damp earth and coming winter. Life in Walters is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle shifts in the light and the enduring strength of a geography that demands both patience and a profound, solitary resilience from those who call it home.

About This Walters Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walters, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.605788, -93.673277. 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 Walters includes the ZIP code (56097), telephone area code (320), county seat of Faribault County (Blue Earth), and school district assignment (United South Central 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.