EssigMN
76 people live in this town, settled in 1886.
Is Essig a good place to live?
Essig’s average trip to work is 10 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only one of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Essig. Essig has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Essig.
In Essig, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 6° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 38 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Essig is cold waves, at a low overall level
Expected losses in Essig break down as 36% from cold waves and 35% from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Essig is
Of 32 CDC measures, Essig beats the Minnesota average on 1 and trails it on 5. The share of adults in Essig who sleep under 7 hours: 27%. 29% of adults in Essig feel lonely; 77% had a checkup this year.
| Essig | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Essig | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.6% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Essig
Moving to Essig: who provides what
Essig is unincorporated, so Brown County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Essig
About 9 of every 100 Essig residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Essig
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US
Essig is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Essig had a population of 49. Essig is located on U.S. Route 14, 7 miles (11 km) west of New Ulm. Essig has a post office with ZIP code 56030.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
- ZIP code
- 56030
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