Searles, Minnesota

Searles, Minnesota
Census-designated place
Searles, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°13′43″N 94°26′05″W / 44.22861°N 94.43472°WCoordinates: 44°13′43″N 94°26′05″W / 44.22861°N 94.43472°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Brown
Area[1]
• Total	0.438 sq mi (1.13 km^2)
• Land	0.438 sq mi (1.13 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	997 ft (304 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	171
• Density	390/sq mi (150/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56084
Area code(s)	507
GNIS feature ID	651814[3]

Searles is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Searles is located on Minnesota State Highway 15 6 miles (9.7 km) south of New Ulm. Searles has a post office with ZIP code 56084.^[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 171.^[2]

History

Searles was platted in 1899.^[5] A post office was established at Searles in 1902.^[6]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. "Searles". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
5. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 70.
6. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 April 2015.