Watertown, Minnesota

Watertown
Uptown Watertown
Motto: 
"Heart of the Luce Line Trail."
Location of the city of Watertown
within Carver County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°57′37″N 93°50′35″W / 44.96028°N 93.84306°W / 44.96028; -93.84306
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCarver
Founded1859
Incorporated1877
Area
  Total
2.67 sq mi (6.92 km2)
  Land2.63 sq mi (6.80 km2)
  Water0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation
958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,659
  Estimate 
(2022)
4,842
  Density1,774.18/sq mi (685.06/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55388
Area code952
FIPS code27-68548
GNIS feature ID2397211
Websitewatertownmn.gov

Watertown is a small city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States, along the South Fork of the Crow River, on the outskirts of the Twin Cities metro area. The population was 4,659 at the 2020 census.