Pequot Lakes Minnesota Map

About Pequot Lakes, Minnesota

Pequot Lakes is a locality in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,395. The population density is 56.5 people per km². Pequot Lakes is located at 46.5881°N, 94.2880°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pequot Lakes is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56472.

Pequot Lakes sits amidst a landscape defined by the quiet accumulation of glacial debris and the persistence of thick, coniferous woods. It lies 17.7 miles north-northwest of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 343°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west-southwest of Breezy Point. The terrain here is a mosaic of pine-shadowed ridges and low-lying marshes, where the scent of damp earth and cooling needles hangs heavy in the air. Only a mile away, the dark, still surface of Sibley Lake mirrors the sky, while the nearby Mayo Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the undergrowth. Beyond the immediate tree line, the land rises into the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cuyuna Range, a reminder of the geological weight that anchors this interior stretch of the continent.

Pequot Lakes carries the legacy of a region defined by the industry of the timber trade and the slow, deliberate pace of the North Woods. The economy has shifted from the pulse of the sawmills to a quiet reliance on the seasonal ebb and flow of visitors who seek the solitude of the nearby Miscellaneous SRMA. Thirteen miles to the west, the expansive Crow Wing State Forest preserves the character of a wilderness that once dominated the horizon, keeping the modern sprawl at a distance. Life in Pequot Lakes moves with the seasons, from the brittle, biting clarity of midwinter to the humid, insect-loud evenings of July, maintaining a stoic resilience that honors the deep, layered history of the soil.

About This Pequot Lakes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.588091, -94.287969. 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 Pequot Lakes includes the ZIP code (56472), telephone area code (320), county seat of Crow Wing County (Brainerd), and school district assignment (Pequot Lakes Public Schools).

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.