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Welcome to Saco ...

Saco is located in Steele County<1>.

Saco is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Saco: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Saco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Saco - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Montana (2) and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Saco ...

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

  • Owatonna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Waseca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rice Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Blooming Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Medford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Medford is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • New Richland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Morristown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarks Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ellendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Geneva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saco ...

Looking for more information about Saco? 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 Saco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Steele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saco - 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 Saco area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Saco 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.