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Northernmost Point in the Contiguous US
Minnesota›Lake of the Woods County

Angle InletMN

A town.

Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Angle Inlet

Angle Inlet, MN · Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Land area
2 sq mi

Is Angle Inlet a good place to live?

Angle Inlet’s January low is -6°F, below both the Minnesota town median (6°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). We don’t grade Angle Inlet yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Angle Inlet: who provides what

Angle Inlet is unincorporated, so Lake of the Woods County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerRoseau Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County provides services here
SchoolsWarroad Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLake of the Woods County CourthouseLake of the Woods County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5671156711 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Angle Inlet.

Natural hazards

Angle Inlet has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. 83% of Angle Inlet’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 6%.

71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
71High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Angle Inlet’s kids attend

Its one school is below. The Warroad Public School District runs its public schools.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Angle Inlet ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6Grades K–65–

NCES · EDFacts

78°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter-2–18°
Spring26–49°
Summer53–76°
Fall32–50°
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
78°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Fewer of Angle Inlet’s adults binge drink than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town

In Angle Inlet, 8.8% of adults worry about having enough food. Among adults locally, 27% sleep under 7 hours, below both Minnesota’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (36%). This Minnesota town beats the Minnesota average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. Only 4 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Angle Inlet.

Angle InletMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)27%30%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)27%30%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%18%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)79%75%79%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
7 better17 too close to call8 worse
What stands outAngle InletMN
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth5%8.9%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation5.4%7.1%
More adults who have had cancer11.6%8.5%
Lifecare Medical Center
47 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Angle Inlet has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation

Among 273 Minnesota towns, just 10 have a lower share of conserved land than Angle Inlet. Walkers can cover 0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. For Angle Inlet, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0.2%conserved
Angle InletMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.2%4.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
0.2%
conserved · 2 of 1,288 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Northwest Angle State Forest—2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Angle Inlet

12pages on Angle Inlet
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Angle Inlet; the nearest are

About Angle Inlet

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US

Angle Inlet is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Angle Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 54 as of the 2020 census. The community is part of the Northwest Angle, the only place in the contiguous United States north of the 49th parallel; it is the northernmost census-designated place in the contiguous United States. The French built Fort Saint Charles nearby in 1732. Angle Inlet has the last one-room school in Minnesota and a post office with a sign stating that it is the "Most Northerly P.O. in Contiguous U.S." Angle Inlet is only accessible year round by paved road from Manitoba, Canada, with an ice road connecting…

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Area
2.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,063 ft
ZIP code
56711
Area code
218

Questions about Angle Inlet

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Angle Inlet, MN a good place to live?

We don’t grade Angle Inlet yet; the figures below are still real. A town.