Welcome, Minnesota

About Welcome

Welcome is a tiny community in southern Minnesota with an estimated population of 695.

Welcome holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.46 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 476 residents per square mile.

📰 Welcome News Today

• Minnesota Gov. Walz announced as keynote speaker for Nashville Democratic Party dinner WZTV · Oct 5
• Sabres come from behind to beat Wild in overtime Audacy · Oct 6
• David Lynn Peterson Obituary (2026) - Fairmont, MN - Kramer Family Funeral Home - Welcome Chapel Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Welcome, Minnesota - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 24
• Steven Patrick Payne Obituary Jun 6, 2026 Kinkade Funeral Chapel · Jun 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Minnesota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Welcome Unique

• Positioned in southern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Welcome

• Kortes Bar & Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Welcome

• Island Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Krahmer Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pierce Lake WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Welcome Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Welcome

🏘️ Nearby Communities