Goodridge Minnesota Map

About Goodridge, Minnesota

Goodridge is a locality in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 112. The population density is 230.0 people per km². Goodridge is located at 48.1433°N, 95.8095°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Goodridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56725.

Goodridge sits upon a vast, level expanse of northern prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 63.2 miles northwest of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 317°T), and is situated 17.2 miles east of Thief River Falls. The horizon remains largely unbroken, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Randen Ridge rising like a muted bruise against the pale light of late afternoon. Six miles to the west, the Lost River carves a serpentine path through the soil, its current often sluggish beneath the heavy frost of long, quiet winters. Three miles distant, the Moylan State Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the wild, where marsh grasses stiffen into amber stalks under the weight of a biting wind. East Pool lies twelve miles out, a silent expanse of water that mirrors the iron-gray clouds and holds the stillness of the deep North Woods.

Goodridge maintains a steady, deliberate pace defined by the cycle of the seasons and the rugged requirements of agricultural life. The economy remains anchored to the black, fertile earth, with silos punctuating the skyline like sentinels guarding the harvest. Generations of families have worked these fields, their lives shaped by the Scandinavian and Ojibwe influences that linger in the local character and the enduring stoicism of the people. Through the brutal cold, the focus turns inward toward the warmth of hearth and community, a quiet resilience that defines the daily rhythm of life here. Even as the modern world shifts, Goodridge preserves a sense of solitude, where the sound of the wind across the plains serves as the primary language of the landscape.

About This Goodridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Goodridge, Minnesota. Coordinates: 48.143296, -95.809459. 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 Goodridge includes the ZIP code (56725), telephone area code (320), county seat of Pennington County (Thief River Falls), and school district assignment (Goodridge 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.