NORTHERNMOST - Post Office in Contiguous United States
Posted by: 
msrubble
N 49° 20.728 W 095° 04.221
15U E 349624 N 5467922
Most northerly U.S. post office in the lower 48 states.
Waymark Code: WMWWYC
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2017
Views: 5
Minnesota's Northwest Angle is an exclave, and the only part of the United States north of the 49th parallel, except Alaska.
The area covered by this zip code is the farthest north in the lower 48, narrowly beating out nearby Oak Island on Lake of the Woods. Being on the north end of the Northwest Angle, the post office itself is the northernmost in the contiguous states by far--it is 33 miles south to the next nearest U.S. post office, in Warroad, Minnesota.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Sign on building
Location of coordinates: Front door
Web Site: Not listed
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