Westport Minnesota Map

About Westport, Minnesota

Westport is a locality in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 37. The population density is 44.7 people per km². Westport is located at 45.7150°N, 95.1673°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56385.

Westport rests against a broad canvas of Minnesota prairie, where the land rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, hinting at ancient glacial sculpting. It lies 49.7 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 283°T), and is situated 15.5 miles south-east of Alexandria. The horizon here is a generous, sweeping arc, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a prairie sunset, colors that seem to seep into the very dust kicked up by passing trucks. The air, especially in late summer, carries the dry, sweet scent of harvested cornstalks and the faint, metallic tang of distant rain. Even in the midday sun, a certain quietude pervades Westport, a sense of being comfortably settled into the vastness, the houses and barns appearing as small, sturdy islands in a sea of green and gold. The story of Westport is largely one of cultivation and endurance, its economy forever tied to the fertile earth that surrounds it. For generations, farmers have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its rich soil, the rhythm of their lives dictated by the seasons of planting and harvest. While the grand days of the railroad’s direct influence may have faded, remnants of that era still whisper from the grain elevators that stand sentinel on the edge of town, their immense silhouettes a testament to the agricultural engine that powers Westport. The local diner, a modest brick building with a perpetually steamy window, serves as the unstated heart of the community, a place where the day’s news is exchanged over coffee and pie, and where the collective memory of Westport is kept alive, not in grand monuments, but in shared stories and familiar faces.

About This Westport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westport, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.714964, -95.167251. 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 Westport and Pope County.

Detailed location data for Westport includes the ZIP code (56385), telephone area code (320), county seat of Pope County (Glenwood), and school district assignment (Minnewaska 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 Westport is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.