Midway Minnesota Map

About Midway, Minnesota

Midway is a locality in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 20. The population density is 4.2 people per km². Midway is located at 47.3159°N, 95.7794°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 55792, 56557.

Midway reveals itself as a quiet assembly of clearings and timber, held firmly within the expansive, inland plains of the North Woods. It lies 19.7 miles east-northeast of Hibbing, MN (from Hibbing, MN: bearing 77°T), and is situated 2.3 miles south-southeast of Virginia. The landscape around Midway is marked by the subtle, cold presence of Mud Lake, which sits barely a mile away, its still waters reflecting the pale, thin light of the upper Midwest. To the west, the rise of Lookout Mountain punctuates the horizon, a distant reminder of the earth’s uneven reach, while the flow of Long Lake Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil two miles from the center of the settlement. The air here holds a crisp, biting quality, especially as the shadows stretch long across the ground during the final hours of the afternoon, turning the surrounding brush into a study of deep grays and muted browns.

History in Midway remains closely tied to the slow, deliberate work of those who first cleared the pine and managed the rugged terrain of the region. The local economy is defined by a reliance on the land, where the rhythms of the seasons dictate the pace of life and the movement of goods through the sparse, wooded expanse. Residents often find their way to Miscellaneous, a nearby area that provides a quiet, managed space for the wilder elements of the geography to persist undisturbed by the demands of industry. Life in Midway moves with a steady, unadorned focus, shaped by the weight of long winters and the resilience required to thrive in a place where the landscape demands respect rather than fanfare.

About This Midway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Midway, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.315943, -95.779375. 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 Midway includes the ZIP code (55792, 56557), telephone area code (218, 320), county seat of St. Louis County (Duluth), and school district assignment (Mahnomen 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.