Waubun Minnesota Map

About Waubun, Minnesota

Waubun is a locality in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 419. The population density is 295.0 people per km². Waubun is located at 47.1805°N, 95.9392°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56589.

Waubun lies in the heart of Mahnomen County, a place where the vastness of the northern Minnesota prairie begins to soften into rolling farmland. It lies 44.4 miles east-north-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 61°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south of Mahnomen. Here, the land unfurls in broad, gentle sweeps of cultivated fields, punctuated by the darker green of sheltering tree lines that follow the faint contours of the earth. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long shadows that stretch and deepen, painting the stubble of harvested fields in hues of ochre and rust, and the air itself carries a crisp, clean scent of turned soil and distant pine. The sky above Waubun is an ever-present drama, a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the fiery oranges and purples of sunset, reflecting the quiet, enduring spirit of this place. The history of Waubun is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the region, a story told in the grain elevators that stand as stoic sentinels against the horizon and the weathered barns that dot the landscape. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the bounty of the land, with crops like wheat, corn, and soybeans forming the backbone of local livelihoods. The White Earth River, a gentle artery flowing through the wider area, has always been a source of life, its banks whispering tales of early settlers and Indigenous peoples who first called this territory home. While the pace of life in Waubun is as unhurried as the meandering river, there’s a deep-rooted resilience in its people, a quiet pride in their connection to the soil and the enduring legacy of the prairies.

About This Waubun Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waubun, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.180516, -95.939211. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Waubun and Mahnomen County.

Detailed location data for Waubun includes the ZIP code (56589), telephone area code (320), county seat of Mahnomen County (Mahnomen), and school district assignment (Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Waubun is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.