Wells Minnesota Map
Explore Wells, 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.
Interactive Map of Wells, Minnesota
How to Use This Wells, Minnesota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wells, 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 Wells.
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 | Wells |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Faribault County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.746066 |
| Longitude | -93.728836 |
| Population | 2,410 |
| Density | 538.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 56097 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Blue Earth |
| School District | United South Central School District |
About Wells, Minnesota
Wells is a locality in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,410. The population density is 538.2 people per km². Wells is located at 43.7461°N, 93.7288°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wells is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56097.Wells occupies a vast, level expanse of the upper Midwest where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, defined by the rigorous geometry of fertile black soil. It lies 19.2 miles west-northwest of Albert Lea, MN (from Albert Lea, MN: bearing 291°T), and is situated 31.8 miles south-southeast of Mankato. The landscape around Wells remains defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the Maple River just a mile away, its banks marked by thickets of hardwoods that break the relentless monotony of the surrounding fields. During the long, quiet winters, the air takes on a brittle, crystalline quality, and the light at dusk turns a pale, bruised violet that clings to the frost-tipped corn stubble. Travelers might wander toward the Wells State Wildlife Management Area, where the land opens into managed grasses and wetlands that offer a sanctuary for migrating waterfowl, far removed from the bustle of denser, more crowded geographies.
Agricultural cycles dictate the rhythm of life in Wells, anchoring a local economy that has long turned upon the harvest of the surrounding plains. The town maintains a sturdy, unpretentious character, rooted in the legacy of those who first broke the prairie sod to cultivate this stubborn and rewarding earth. While Penny Lake lies a few miles to the north, providing a quiet basin for the local climate, the deeper history of the region is written in the silence of the distant Oza Tanka Lakebed, an ancient feature that reminds the inhabitants of the slow, geological shifts of the continent. Every morning in Wells brings the low hum of machinery and the steady, predictable movement of a populace that values the resilience of a life lived close to the soil and the changing seasons.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Wells State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 122° SE
- Walnut Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 197° S
- Freeborn County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 129° SE
- Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 9.0 mi, 321° NW
- Alden Community Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 124° SE
- Faribault County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.5 mi, 304° NW
- Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 103° E
- Freeborn County Courthouse (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 111° E
- Freeborn County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 108° E
- Jolly Green Giant (Public Artwork) — 19.5 mi, 250° W
- Wakefield House Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 248° W
- Etta C Ross Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 248° W
- Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 21.6 mi, 112° E
- Winnebago Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 274° W
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 157° SE
- Dodd Ford Historic Bridge (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 292° W
- Voyager Valley Teepee (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 003° N
- Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 26.9 mi, 156° SE
- Bresnan Arena (Stadium) — 30.6 mi, 334° NW
- Ted Paul Theatre (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 334° NW
- Andreas Theatre (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 334° NW
- 410 Project (Gallery) — 32.0 mi, 334° NW
- Spotlight Theatres Mankato 4 (Cinema) — 32.0 mi, 335° NW
- Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 33.7 mi, 172° S
- Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.7 mi, 214° SW · 5,668 acres
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.4 mi, 352° N · 24k acres
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About This Wells Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wells, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.746066, -93.728836. 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 Wells 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).
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. |
