West Roy Lake Minnesota Map

About West Roy Lake, Minnesota

West Roy Lake is a locality in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 30. The population density is 10.0 people per km². West Roy Lake is located at 47.3116°N, 95.5954°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56557.

West Roy Lake lies cradled by the soft contours of Mahnomen County, a shimmer of blue against the vast Minnesota sky. It lies 62.9 miles east-north-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 61°T), and is situated 19.7 miles south-south-east of Fosston. The land here breathes with a quiet resilience, where fields of ripening grain stretch toward horizons punctuated by the occasional solitary farmhouse. Trees, mostly deciduous, stand sentinel along the lake’s edge, their leaves rustling secrets in the prairie wind, casting fleeting shadows that dance on the water’s surface. The air carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of insects, a constant, gentle symphony of the natural world. The history of West Roy Lake is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle patterns of the landscape and the enduring spirit of its people. This is a place where agriculture has long been the heartbeat, the fertile soil yielding bountiful harvests that sustain the local economy. Generations have worked this land, their lives intertwined with the changing seasons and the rhythms of the prairie. While no grand universities or famous figures claim direct lineage, the character of West Roy Lake is defined by a deep connection to the earth and a quiet pride in its heritage, a place where the past whispers in the wind sweeping across the open fields.

About This West Roy Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Roy Lake, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.3116, -95.5954. 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 West Roy Lake and Mahnomen County.

Detailed location data for West Roy Lake includes the ZIP code (56557), telephone area code (320), county seat of Mahnomen County (Mahnomen), and school district assignment (Mahnomen Public School District). 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 West Roy Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.