Welcome to Angle Inlet ...
Angle Inlet is located in Lake of the Woods County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Angle Inlet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.
Angle Inlet is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Angle Inlet lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Angle Inlet, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Code for Angle Inlet: 218
The ZIP code for Angle Inlet: 56711<3>
Communities near Angle Inlet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Angle Inlet.
- French Portage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kejick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kejick
- Indian Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Naongashing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whiteshell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Falcon Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Middlebro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Hawk Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angle Inlet ...
Looking for more information about Angle Inlet? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Angle Inlet, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Angle Inlet.
Adding Angle Inlet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Angle Inlet 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 (so far) for Angle Inlet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Angle Inlet post office opened in 1936.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Angle Inlet.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lake of the Woods, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Angle Inlet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Angle Inlet). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Angle Inlet or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |