North Dakota to Minnesota

Distance from Fargo to St. Paul

Straight-line distance

222.7mi

Fargo, ND and St. Paul, MN are 222.7 miles (358.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Fargo, the shortest path starts out heading SE (125°).

kilometers
358.3
nautical miles
193.5
heading from Fargo
125° SE
heading from St. Paul
308° NW
FargoSt. Paul

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fargo is from St. Paul

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fargo and St. Paul is 222.7 miles, 358.3 km or 193.5 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 222.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
222.7
Kilometers
358.3
Nautical miles
193.5
Bearing from Fargo
125.1° SE
Bearing arriving at St. Paul
127.8°
Bearing from St. Paul
307.8° NW

Halfway between Fargo and St. Paul

The great-circle midpoint is at 45.921926, -94.934446 (45°55'18.94"N 94°56'4.01"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Long Prairie, MN, with 3,710 residents, 5.0 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fargo gets 15 h 53 min of daylight and St. Paul 15 h 37 min; on December 21, 8 h 32 min and 8 h 46 min. Fargo is 1.92° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

St. Paul has 2.3 times the population of Fargo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fargo changed by +8.2% and St. Paul by -1.2%. The trip crosses from North Dakota into Minnesota.

  1. 01Fargo, ND136,285 (+8.2%)
  2. 02St. Paul, MN307,465 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fargo from St. Paul?

222.7 miles, 358.3 km or 193.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is St. Paul from Fargo?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Fargo on a bearing of 125.1° and arrives at St. Paul on 127.8°. The return trip starts on 307.8°.

What is halfway between Fargo and St. Paul?

The midpoint is at 45.921926, -94.934446. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Long Prairie, MN, 5.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fargo and St. Paul?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Fargo or St. Paul?

St. Paul, with 307,465 residents in July 2024 against 136,285 for Fargo, 2.3 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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