Minnesota · Census place 2744548
Mountain Iron, Minnesota
Mountain Iron is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota with an estimated 2,847 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 220th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,847
- #220 of 357 in Minnesota
- Change since 2020
- -0.7%
- -21 people
- Land area
- 68.1 sq mi
- + 2.79 sq mi water
- Density
- 42 / sq mi
- State median 1,692
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Mountain Iron population, 2020 to 2024
Mountain Iron lost 21 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.7%. In the latest year it moved by -11.
Mountain Iron covers 68.11 square miles of land and 2.79 of water, for 42 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so Mountain Iron is less dense than the typical town.
What county Mountain Iron is in
All of Mountain Iron's residents live in St. Louis County, which had 200,794 residents in 2024. Mountain Iron holds 1.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Mountain Iron
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Mountain Iron by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 55710, 55768. 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 Mountain Iron is
The Census internal point of Mountain Iron is at 47.536700, -92.616600. Saint Paul, the capital, is 179.9 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Virginia, MN (8,267 people), 4.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is St. Paul, MN, 180.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 47.536700, -92.616600
- DMS
- 47°32'12.12"N 92°36'59.76"W
- UTM
- 15N 528855.0E 5264879.7N
- Geohash
- cbqnkmy9k
- Plus code
- 86V9G9PM+M9
Daylight in Mountain Iron
At 47.54° N, Mountain Iron gets about 15 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 26 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 33 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Mountain Iron
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Virginia, 4.7 miles away, with 8,267 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Mountain Iron, MN?
2,847 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 21 (0.7%) from 2,868 in July 2020.
What county is Mountain Iron in?
St. Louis County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Mountain Iron?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 55710, 55768.
How far is Mountain Iron from Saint Paul?
179.9 miles (289.5 km) in a straight line, heading S from Mountain Iron.
What is the nearest larger city to Mountain Iron?
Virginia, MN, with 8,267 residents, 4.7 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.