Rochester, Minnesota

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Rochester is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.

The next largest community is Winona. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the east of Rochester and has a population of 27,069 people.^<1>

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cresco (IA)	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	3,730	4.48% decrease
	Albert Lea	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	17,389	5.27% decrease
	Austin	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	22,800	2.2% decrease
	Byron	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	4,550	30% increase
	Cannon Falls	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	4,034	6.3% increase
	Faribault	NW	44 mi [70.8 km]	22,009	5.72% increase
	Goodview	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	3,565	5.69% increase
	Kasson	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	5,564	26.51% increase
	Lake City	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	5,285	6.77% increase
	Northfield	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	19,633	14.5% increase
	Owatonna	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	24,855	10.79% increase
	Red Wing	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	15,687	2.66% decrease
	Saint Charles	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	3,577	8.56% increase
	Stewartville	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,553	2.62% increase
	Waseca	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	9,438	11.13% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Dodge Center	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,593	16.49% increase
	Dover	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	637	45.43% increase
	Elgin	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	938	13.56% increase
	Eyota	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,765	7.36% increase
	Hammond	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	181	8.59% decrease
	Mantorville	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,160	10.06% increase
	Mazeppa	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	771	0.9% decrease
	Millville	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	170	8.6% decrease
	Oronoco	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	949	7.47% increase
	Pine Island	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	3,326	42.32% increase
	Plainview	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	3,225	1.1% increase
	Post Town	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Racine	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	510	43.66% increase
	Shanty Town	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Zumbro Falls	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	172	2.82% decrease

Olmsted County

Rochester is located in Olmsted County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Olmsted: Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Wabasha and Winona. Although it doesn't share a border with Olmsted, Steele it is close to Rochester.

Below are counties that are near Rochester (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Rochester:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Rochester
	Howard County (IA)	S	Chester (IA)	36 miles [57 km]
	Mitchell County (IA)	S	Bailey (IA)	38 miles [61 km]
	Dodge County	NW	Danesville	11 miles [17 km]
	Fillmore County	S	Hamilton	17 miles [27 km]
	Freeborn County	SW	Corning	33 miles [53 km]
	Goodhue County	NW	Pine Island	15 miles [24 km]
	Mower County	S	Racine	16 miles [25 km]
	Rice County	NW	Moland	31 miles [49 km]
	Steele County	W	Rice Lake	28 miles [45 km]
	Wabasha County	NE	Elgin	13 miles [20 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota<3>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Rochester. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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