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Welcome to Svea ...

Svea is located in Kandiyohi County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Svea, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Svea is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Svea: 320

The ZIP code for Svea: 56216<3>

Communities Also Named Svea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Svea - they are located in Florida and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Svea ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Svea ...

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

Adding Svea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Svea 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 Svea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Svea post office opened in 1891. The Svea post office closed in 1992.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Svea.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Kandiyohi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Svea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Svea). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Svea or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/