Wolverton Minnesota Map

About Wolverton, Minnesota

Wolverton is a locality in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 203.4 people per km². Wolverton is located at 46.5633°N, 96.7337°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56594.

Wolverton lies spread beneath a sky that seems to unfurl itself endlessly, a vast canvas of soft blues and bruised purples in the twilight. It lies 21.5 miles south of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 176°T), and is situated 15.7 miles south-south-east of Horace. The land here is a study in patient resilience, a gently rolling prairie that yields its bounty to the sun and the wind. Fields of golden corn and emerald soybeans stretch to the horizon, their orderly rows a testament to human hands working in concert with the earth's deep rhythms. A solitary grain elevator, a weathered sentinel, stands watch over the flat expanse, its metal skin catching the last slivers of daylight and reflecting them back like a distant, silent promise. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, a whisper of dust and growing things that settles into the lungs with a comforting familiarity. The history of Wolverton is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the fertile soil that has sustained them. Originally settled by those drawn to the rich agricultural potential of the Red River Valley, Wolverton’s economy has long been tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a dependable pulse that beats through the community. While not a place of bustling industry, its lifeblood flows from the grain that is grown and shipped, a steady stream of commerce that connects this quiet corner of Minnesota to the wider world. The few businesses that dot the landscape, a hardware store, a diner where the coffee is always hot, serve as gathering places, the quiet hubs where the stories of generations are shared and the future of Wolverton is contemplated over steaming mugs and shared glances.

About This Wolverton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wolverton, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.563295, -96.73369. 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 Wolverton and Wilkin County.

Detailed location data for Wolverton includes the ZIP code (56594), telephone area code (320), county seat of Wilkin County (Breckenridge), and school district assignment (Breckenridge 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 Wolverton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.