Franklin Minnesota Map

About Franklin, Minnesota

Franklin is a locality in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 493. The population density is 189.4 people per km². Franklin is located at 44.5306°N, 94.8841°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55792, 55333.

Franklin emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed horizon of the North Woods, a quiet settlement defined by the stark, ancient reach of the Laurentian Divide. It lies 21.0 miles east-northeast of Hibbing, MN (from Hibbing, MN: bearing 69°T), and is situated 1.3 miles northeast of Virginia. The land here holds a profound stillness, characterized by low, timbered ridges and a soil that feels heavy with the weight of long, frigid winters. Just a mile from the center of Franklin, the waters of Virginia Lake mirror the pale, shifting light of the sky, while the East Two River carves a narrow, winding path through the brush, its current dark and deliberate. The air carries a crisp, pine-scented clarity, and the transition from summer’s verdant growth to the brittle, monochrome beauty of autumn happens with a sudden, sharp intensity that leaves the landscape feeling scrubbed and expectant.

Franklin maintains a character shaped by the heritage of the Iron Range, where the legacy of extraction and the quiet, enduring resilience of its inhabitants remain visible in every weathered structure. The local economy persists through a deliberate, steady rhythm, drawing on the resources of the surrounding terrain and the shared history of the people who settled these woods generations ago. The Miscellaneous SRMA occupies the immediate landscape, providing a vast, unadorned expanse of protected land that anchors the daily life of the residents in the raw, unpolished reality of the wilderness. Here, the passage of time is marked not by grand monuments, but by the slow, seasonal pulse of the forest and the persistent, industrious spirit of those who call Franklin home.

About This Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.53058, -94.884118. 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 Franklin includes the ZIP code (55792, 55333), telephone area code (218, 612, 952), county seat of St. Louis County (Duluth), and school district assignment (Cedar Mountain 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.