Floodwood Minnesota Map

About Floodwood, Minnesota

Floodwood is a locality in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 517. The population density is 131.9 people per km². Floodwood is located at 46.9291°N, 92.9196°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Floodwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55736.

Floodwood emerges from the flat, low-lying expanse of the North Woods, defined by the dark, slow-moving currents of the Floodwood River that carve a quiet path through the surrounding muskeg and timber. It lies 26.1 miles west-northwest of Cloquet, MN (from Cloquet, MN: bearing 304°T), and is situated 34.4 miles south of Hibbing. The air here holds a crisp, persistent weight, especially during the long months when the frost deepens, lending the landscape a stillness that feels both ancient and unyielding. To the north, the distant outline of the Mesabi Range silhouettes the horizon, while the nearby Miscellaneous SRMA offers a sprawling, untamed buffer of brush and marsh that transitions toward the denser timber of the Savanna State Forest. Four miles to the west, Potshot Lake sits as a mirror to the gray, heavy clouds of autumn, its surface undisturbed by the frantic pace of larger, more populated regions.

Economic life in Floodwood has long been defined by the stubborn utility of the land, drawing from the legacy of timber extraction that once moved men along the Headboom Logging Trail to harvest the towering white pines. This history of industry left a distinct imprint on the local character, a blend of resilience and practical labor that persists in the way the community manages its daily affairs. Modern life here respects the rhythm of the seasons, where the seasonal change of light—from the harsh, long-shadowed winters to the fleeting, vibrant green of summer—dictates the pulse of the streets. The cultural heritage remains a layered construct of those who arrived to work the woods and clear the fields, resulting in a place where the silence of the surrounding wilderness is as much a part of the local identity as the modest, sturdy houses that line the roads of Floodwood.

About This Floodwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Floodwood, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.92911, -92.919648. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Floodwood includes the ZIP code (55736), telephone area code (218), county seat of St. Louis County (Duluth), and school district assignment (Floodwood Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.