Essig, Minnesota

Essig is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Essig is located on U.S. Route 14, 7 miles (11 km) west of New Ulm. Essig has a post office with ZIP code 56030.^[3]

Essig
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°19′42″N 94°36′12″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Brown
Area [1]
• Total	0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
• Land	0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	994 ft (303 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	49
• Density	75.5/sq mi (29.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56030
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	2806358[2]

History

A post office called Essig has been in operation since 1886.^[4] The community was named for one of the Essig brothers who had built the first business there.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	49		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]