Zemple Minnesota Map

About Zemple, Minnesota

Zemple is a locality in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 78. The population density is 46.3 people per km². Zemple is located at 47.3230°N, 93.7855°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Zemple is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56636.

Zemple emerges from the flat, dense timberlands of north-central Minnesota, defined primarily by the slow, dark meander of the Deer River as it bisects the local terrain. It lies 13.4 miles west-northwest of Grand Rapids, MN (from Grand Rapids, MN: bearing 296°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-northwest of Cohasset. White Oak Lake sits at the center of the landscape, its surface often mirroring the heavy, slate-colored skies that characterize the long winters of the North Woods. Fourteen miles to the west, the Sugar Hills rise as a distant, jagged silhouette against the horizon, providing a permanent backdrop to the low-lying muskeg and spruce thickets. The air here holds a sharp, metallic clarity, especially at dusk when the fading light turns the brush into a tangle of deep, bruised purples and charcoal shadows. A mile from the primary cluster of houses, the Miscellaneous SRMA offers a quiet expanse of managed wilderness, where the ground remains damp and the silence feels heavy, undisturbed by the modern world.

Zemple carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the extraction of timber and the rugged persistence of early homesteaders. The economy remains tethered to the land and the seasonal rhythms of the forest, with the distant influence of the Iron Range and the legacy of the logging era visible in the weathered siding of older structures and the rusted machinery left to slowly surrender to the weeds. While the Remer State Forest lies thirteen miles away, its presence is felt in the steady flow of timber trucks and the pervasive scent of pine resin that clings to the air on windless days. Life in Zemple follows a deliberate, unadorned pace, shaped by the cyclical demands of the seasons and a collective memory of winters that test the mettle of those who stay. The people here possess a reserved temperament, matching the landscape in its refusal to offer anything more than what is earned through steady, quiet labor.

About This Zemple Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Zemple, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.323004, -93.785495. 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 Zemple includes the ZIP code (56636), telephone area code (320), county seat of Itasca County (Grand Rapids), and school district assignment (Deer River 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.