Map of Moorhead, United States
Moorhead is a city in Minnesota, United States, with a population of about 42,005. It lies at 46.8739°N, 96.7695°W, about 276 m above sea level. Moorhead is about 1,829 km (1,136 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Fargo, 2 km to the west.
Moorhead at a glance
Country
Region
Minnesota
Population
42,005GeoNames
Coordinates
46.8739, -96.769546°52′26″N 96°46′10″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,829 km (1,136 mi)
Where is Moorhead?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 31 min on the shortest day to 15 h 53 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Moorhead
- Fargo — 2 km west
- West Fargo — 10 km west
- Grand Forks — 119 km north
- Saint Cloud — 248 km southeast
- Maple Grove — 325 km southeast
- West Coon Rapids — 326 km southeast
- Plymouth — 329 km southeast
- Brooklyn Park — 330 km southeast
- Coon Rapids — 332 km southeast
- Blaine — 333 km southeast
Largest cities in Minnesota
- Minneapolis — 410,939
- Saint Paul — 303,176
- Rochester — 112,225
- Bloomington — 86,435
- Duluth — 86,110
- Brooklyn Park — 79,149
- Plymouth — 75,907
- Maple Grove — 68,385
- Woodbury — 67,855
- Eagan — 66,286
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.