Hope, Minnesota

Hope
Unincorporated Community
Hope Creamery
Hope is located in Minnesota
Hope
Hope
Location within Minnesota
Hope is located in the United States
Hope
Hope
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 43°57′43″N 93°16′34″W / 43.96194°N 93.27611°W / 43.96194; -93.27611
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountySteele
TownshipSomerset Township
Elevation
1,201 ft (366 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56046
Area code507
GNIS feature ID645169[1]

Hope is an unincorporated community in Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, United States. Hope has a post office with ZIP code 56046.

History

Hope had a depot on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[2] A post office called Hope has been in operation since 1916.[3]

Geography

The community is located between Ellendale and Owatonna near Interstate 35 and Steele County Road 4. Nearby places include Ellendale, Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, and Bixby. Hope is seven miles north of Ellendale, and 11 miles south of Owatonna. The Straight River is nearby.

Economy

Hope has a railroad grain elevator.[4] Hope Creamery has been in operation since 1920.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Hope, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 533.
  3. ↑ "Steele County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "State fund would help Minnesota grain elevators, which are closing at an alarming rate for farmers". Star Tribune. December 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Hope Creamery". 2026.
  6. ↑ Hassan, Adeel (July 20, 2025). "Jake Larson, D-Day Veteran and TikTok Star, Dies at 102". The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2025.


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