Searles, Minnesota

Searles, Minnesota
Census-designated place
Searles, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°13′43″N 94°26′05″W / 44.22861°N 94.43472°W / 44.22861; -94.43472Coordinates: 44°13′43″N 94°26′05″W / 44.22861°N 94.43472°W / 44.22861; -94.43472
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Brown
Area[1]
 • Total 0.438 sq mi (1.13 km2)
 • Land 0.438 sq mi (1.13 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 997 ft (304 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 171
 • Density 390/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 56084
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 651814[3]

Searles is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Searles is located on Minnesota State Highway 15 6 miles (9.7 km) south of New Ulm. Searles has a post office with ZIP code 56084.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 171.[2]

History

Searles was platted in 1899.[5] A post office was established at Searles in 1902.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Searles". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 70.
  6. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 April 2015.


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