International Falls, Minnesota

International Falls population, 2020 to 2024

International Falls lost 282 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.9%. In the latest year it moved by -93. Among 155 Minnesota places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 149th; the median place changed by +1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Minnesota has 14,258 people, so International Falls is 39% of it.

International Falls covers 6.80 square miles of land and 0.14 of water, for 809 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so International Falls is less dense than the typical town.

What county International Falls is in

All of International Falls's residents live in Koochiching County, which had 11,594 residents in 2024. International Falls holds 47.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in International Falls

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps International Falls by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 56649. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where International Falls is

The Census internal point of International Falls is at 48.586400, -93.407700. Saint Paul, the capital, is 251.3 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Virginia, MN (8,267 people), 83.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND, 198.5 miles away.

Daylight in International Falls

At 48.59° N, International Falls gets about 16 h 08 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 17 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 51 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near International Falls

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Chisholm, 79.8 miles away, with 4,667 people.