Ponemah Minnesota Map

About Ponemah, Minnesota

Ponemah is a locality in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 599. The population density is 21.1 people per km². Ponemah is located at 48.0348°N, 94.8983°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56666.

Ponemah occupies a flat, expansive stretch of northern terrain where the horizon feels wide enough to swallow the low, gray sky. It lies 37.8 miles north of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 358°T), and is situated 58.9 miles east of Thief River Falls. The landscape is defined by the heavy presence of Lower Red Lake, which dictates the moisture of the soil and the temperament of the air. Beyond the immediate clearing, the land transitions into dense, shadowy woodland that stretches toward the more expansive Red Lake State Forest. A few miles away, the quiet, persistent flow of Sucker Creek carves a thin vein through the underbrush, its movement barely audible against the stillness of the North Woods. In the autumn, the light turns a thin, brittle gold, illuminating the tall grasses that lean under the weight of the coming frost.

History in Ponemah is measured by the enduring Ojibwe heritage that anchors the identity of the people to this specific watershed. The local economy remains deeply tied to the seasonal rhythms of the woods and the water, favoring traditional harvest practices and a cautious stewardship of the timber and wild rice that characterize the region. Life in Ponemah moves with a deliberate, sparse economy of motion, shaped by the intensity of the long winters that demand both resilience and a quiet, inward focus. A traveler passing through might notice the absence of frantic industry, replaced instead by the steady, unadorned work of a community that understands how to endure when the temperature drops and the landscape settles into a frozen, monochromatic silence.

About This Ponemah Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ponemah, Minnesota. Coordinates: 48.034837, -94.898296. 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 Ponemah includes the ZIP code (56666), telephone area code (320), county seat of Beltrami County (Bemidji), and school district assignment (Red Lake 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.