Angle Inlet, Minnesota
Angle Inlet | |
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Northernmost Point of the Contiguous U.S. landmark in Angle Inlet | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 95°4′12″W / 49.34500°N 95.07000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lake of the Woods |
| Township | Angle |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| • Land | 1.74 sq mi (4.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,063 ft (324 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 54 |
| • Density | 31.07/sq mi (12.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 56711 |
| Area code | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 639371 |
Angle Inlet is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Angle Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 54 as of the 2020 census. The community is part of the Northwest Angle, the only place in the contiguous United States north of the 49th parallel; it is the northernmost census-designated place in the contiguous United States. The French built Fort Saint Charles nearby in 1732.
Angle Inlet has the last one-room school in Minnesota and a post office with a sign stating that it is the "Most Northerly P.O. in Contiguous U.S." Angle Inlet is only accessible by road from Manitoba, Canada.