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Welcome to Madison Lake ...

The city of Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madison Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Madison Lake: Madison Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Madison Lake has a population of 1,196 people<2> (see below for details).

Madison Lake is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Madison Lake: 507 & 924<4>

The ZIP code for Madison Lake: 56063<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Madison Lake had an population of 1,196 people. This is an increase of 17.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 42.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison Lake had a population of 1,017 people. This makes Madison Lake the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Madison Lake represents 0.02% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 358th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,017 people, the population of Madison Lake increased 21.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 837 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Madison Lake.

Communities Also Named Madison Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Madison Lake - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Madison Lake ...

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

  • Mankato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Peter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Waseca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Le Sueur
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Le Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Janesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Madison Lake. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Madison Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madison Lake ...

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

Adding Madison Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madison Lake 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 Madison Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Madison Lake post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madison Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Blue Earth, 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 Madison Lake.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madison Lake - 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 Madison Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Madison Lake 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 Madison Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Madison Lake 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/