Welcome to Elko ...

The city of Elko is located in Scott County<1>.

The location of Elko has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elko, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Elko is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Elko lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Elko is located in the (952) area code.

The ZIP code for Elko: 55020<4>

Websites for Elko ...

Official Website: www.ci.elko.mn.us/

Communities Also Named Elko ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Elko - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elko.

Communities near Elko ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elko.

• Bloomington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <5>
• Lakeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lakeville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <5>
• Burnsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <5>
• Apple Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <5>
• Shakopee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
  • Shakopee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <5>
• Savage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <5>
• Prior Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
  • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <5>
• Rosemount
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
  • Rosemount is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemount <5>
• Faribault
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faribault
  • Faribault is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faribault <5>
• Farmington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elko. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elko.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elko. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elko.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elko. See our Newspapers Page for Elko.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elko ...

Looking for more information about Elko? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elko, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elko.

Adding Elko to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elko in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elko was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elko post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elko.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Elko: www.ci.elko.mn.us/

The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/