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Welcome to Kasota ...

The city of Kasota is located in Le Sueur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kasota, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kasota has a population of 664 people<2> (see below for details).

Kasota is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Kasota: 507 & 924<4>

The ZIP code for Kasota: 56050<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kasota had an population of 664 people. This is a decrease of 1.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kasota had a population of 675 people. This makes Kasota the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Kasota represents 0.01% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 441st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 675 people, the population of Kasota has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 680 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kasota.

Communities near Kasota ...

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

  • Mankato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <6>
  • North Mankato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Sueur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Crystal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Janesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Madison Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicollet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Kasota. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kasota.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kasota. 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 Kasota.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kasota ...

Looking for more information about Kasota? 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 Kasota, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kasota.

Adding Kasota to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kasota 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 (so far) for Kasota was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Kasota post office opened in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kasota.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Le Sueur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kasota.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kasota - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Kasota area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Kasota area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Kasota). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kasota or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/