Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 56 min5:13 am – 9:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 29 min7:53 am – 4:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 18°F, lows -6°F29 in of rain a yearwettest month June70 in of snow a year, on about 41 days3 days above 90°F, 207 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cotton station, 6 mi away; snow from Brimson 2s
Parks and public landsWhiteface River State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis)state conservation land · 5.0 mi · 188 acresAnchor Lake State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 174 acresZim State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 908 acresFermoy State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 494 acresSax State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 955 acresCoolidge Creek State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis)state conservation land · 10.7 mi · 55 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSt. Louis County, MN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025243 of 365 days measured99 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 12 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 216main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Saint Louis County monitors, MN
Drinking waterDuluthserves 86,859 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,346 ft410 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEssentia Health Northern Pines Hospital20.4 miPost officeCotton Post Office6.4 miTown hallMelrude Town Hallunder a mileFire stationEllsburg Volunteer Fire Department - Melrude Town Hall Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRange Regional Airport HIB22 miInterstateI-3535 miUS highwayUS 533.3 miCoachVirginiaJefferson Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 55766 ZIP area.
