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Welcome to North Star ...

North Star is located in Nicollet County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Star: N. Star

North Star is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Star: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named North Star ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named North Star: This one is located in Nicollet County and the other is located in Martin County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 14 communities that are also named North Star - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Delaware, Manitoba, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near North Star ...

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

  • Mankato
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • North Mankato
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Ulm
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Saint Peter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Le Sueur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Crystal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gaylord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Madison Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Star ...

Looking for more information about North Star? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Star, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Star.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Nicollet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Star - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 North Star area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the North Star area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.