Huntley, Minnesota facts for kids

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Unincorporated community
Huntley, Minnesota Location in Minnesota Show map of Minnesota Huntley, Minnesota Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Faribault
Elevation	1,096 ft (334 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56047
Area code(s)	507
GNIS feature ID	645303

Huntley is a small, quiet place in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. It's called an unincorporated community because it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it's part of the larger county. Huntley is about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of a town called Winnebago. Even though it's small, Huntley has its own post office with the ZIP code 56047.

History of Huntley

Huntley was first planned out in 1879. This means people decided where streets and buildings would go. The community was named after Henry M. Huntington. He was one of the first people to settle in this area. A post office was also opened in Huntley in 1879. This helped people send and receive mail.