Assumption is an unincorporated community in Carver and Sibley Counties, Minnesota, United States.

Assumption
Unincorporated community
Signpost for Assumption
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Coordinates: 44°41′17″N 93°53′20″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Carver and Sibley
Township	Hancock Township and Washington Lake Township
Elevation	1,010 ft (310 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55338 and 55368
Area codes	507 and 952
GNIS feature ID	639488[1]

The community is located eight miles east-northeast of Green Isle. Nearby places also include Hamburg, Norwood Young America, Bongards, Cologne, and Belle Plaine. The community is home to the Assumption State Wildlife Management Area.

Assumption is located within Hancock Township in Carver County; and also located within Washington Lake Township in Sibley County.

History

A post office previously operated in Assumption from 1881 to 1906.[2] Assumption took its name from a Roman Catholic church of the same name.[3]

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