Welcome to Mizpah ...

The city of Mizpah is located in Koochiching County<1>.

The location of Mizpah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mizpah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mizpah has a population of 52 people<3> (see below for details).

Mizpah is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Mizpah lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mizpah lies within the (218) area code.

The ZIP code for Mizpah: 56660<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mizpah had an population of 52 people. This is a decrease of 7.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 33.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mizpah had a population of 56 people. This makes Mizpah the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 56 people, the population of Mizpah decreased 28.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 78 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mizpah.

Communities Also Named Mizpah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mizpah - they are located in Montana, Nevada (2), New Jersey, North Carolina (2) and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mizpah.

Communities near Mizpah ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mizpah.

• Kelliher
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelliher
  • Kelliher is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelliher <6>
• Northome
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northome
  • Northome is located in Koochiching County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northome <6>
• Funkley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkley
  • Funkley is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
• Gemmell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gemmell
  • Gemmell is located in Koochiching County
• Shooks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
  • Shooks is located in Beltrami County
• Dora Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Lake
  • Dora Lake is located in Itasca County
• Margie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
  • Margie is located in Koochiching County
• Wirt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wirt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirt
  • Wirt is located in Itasca County
• Langor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langor
  • Langor is located in Beltrami County
• Blackduck
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackduck
  • Blackduck is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackduck <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mizpah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mizpah.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mizpah. See our Newspapers Page for Mizpah.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mizpah ...

Looking for more information about Mizpah? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mizpah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mizpah.

Adding Mizpah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mizpah in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mizpah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mizpah post office opened in 1901.

We also found Mizpah mentioned on a train schedule titled Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mizpah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mizpah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Koochiching County: www.co.koochiching.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/