Barnum Minnesota Map

About Barnum, Minnesota

Barnum is a locality in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 503. The population density is 187.9 people per km². Barnum is located at 46.5030°N, 92.6885°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55707.

Barnum rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of glaciers and water. It lies 31.6 miles west-south-west of Superior, WI (from Superior, WI: bearing 242°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-east of Moose Lake. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of forest growth, give way to flatter expanses where the earth yields to cultivation. The air here carries the scent of pine needles and damp soil, a fragrance that deepens with the arrival of evening mist, blurring the edges of distant trees and lending a hushed quality to the twilight. Streams, born of spring melt and summer rains, thread through the terrain, their currents a constant murmur against the quiet of the countryside. The life of Barnum has long been tied to the land and the resources it provides. Logging once cleared the dense forests, leaving behind fields and clearings that eventually became farms, and the echoes of those early endeavors can still be felt in the resilience of its people. Today, the local economy continues to draw from agriculture, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching across the horizon, and the quiet hum of machinery often the loudest sound. Barnum itself is a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather a gentle undercurrent to the present, a reminder of the generations who have worked this ground and built their lives here.

About This Barnum Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barnum, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.503001, -92.688531. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Barnum and Carlton County.

Detailed location data for Barnum includes the ZIP code (55707), telephone area code (218), county seat of Carlton County (Carlton), and school district assignment (Barnum Public School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Barnum is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.