Athens, Minnesota

Athens, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Athens, Minnesota Location of the community of Athens within Athens Township, Isanti County
Coordinates: 45°26′35″N 93°14′55″W / 45.44306°N 93.24861°W / 45.44306; -93.24861Coordinates: 45°26′35″N 93°14′55″W / 45.44306°N 93.24861°W / 45.44306; -93.24861
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Isanti
Township	Athens Township
Elevation	925 ft (282 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55040
Area code(s)	763
GNIS feature ID	663470^[1]

Athens is an unincorporated community in Athens Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.

Main routes include Isanti County Road 9 (269th Avenue NE), 261st Avenue NE, and State Highway 65 (MN 65).

Nearby places include Isanti, East Bethel, Stacy, and Athens Wildlife Management Area.

The Cedar Creek Ecosystem Reserve, operated by the University of Minnesota, is also nearby.

References

↑ "Athens, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Mn/DOT map of Isanti County – 2013 edition

Municipalities and communities of Isanti County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Cambridge

Cities	Braham‡ Cambridge Isanti

Townships	Athens Bradford Cambridge Dalbo Isanti Maple Ridge North Branch Oxford Spencer Brook Springvale Stanchfield Stanford Wyanett

CDP	Stanchfield

Unincorporated communities	Andree Athens Blomford Bradford Carmody Crown Dalbo Day Edgewood Elm Park Grandy Oxlip Pine Brook Spencer Brook Spring Lake Springvale Stanley Walbo Weber West Point Wyanett

Ghost town	Bodum

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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