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Welcome to Sterling Center ...

Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sterling Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Sterling Center: Sterling Ctr. (or less commonly used: Sterling Cen., Sterling Cent. or Sterling Cntr.)

Sterling Center is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sterling Center: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Sterling Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sterling Center - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Sterling Center ...

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

  • Mankato
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Blue Earth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
    • Former name for Blue Earth:
    • Blue Earth City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <4>
  • Lake Crystal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Madelia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mapleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Winnebago
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Truman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Truman is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Saint Clair
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Minnesota Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Sterling Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sterling Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sterling Center ...

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

Adding Sterling Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sterling Center 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 Sterling Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sterling Center.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sterling Center - 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 Sterling Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Sterling Center 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.