Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Pine Lake

A township of 580 people in Pine County, Minnesota
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Pine Lake

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Pine Lake.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Pine Lake

Explore places →
3

Know Pine Lake

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Pine Lake

Township in Minnesota, United States
580Population
35.1 sq miArea
1,106 ftElevation

Pine Lake Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 576 at the 2000 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

Living in Pine Lake

Work & commute in Pine Lake

Full picture →

Most working residents leave Pine Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sandstone (13%), Hinckley (8%) and Moose Lake (6%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Sandstone
13%
Hinckley
8%
Moose Lake
6%
Finlayson
4%
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Pine Lake →

Health in Pine Lake

Compared with Minnesota

2better than MN·14worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 7.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 44 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP code 55735 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Pine Lake →

Natural hazards in Pine Lake

44
Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Pine Lake →

Climate in Pine Lake

Full climate →

Pine Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24° / 5°Winter
53° / 30°Spring
78° / 54°Summer
54° / 35°Fall
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Pine Lake →

Libraries near Pine Lake

See all →
Nearest: Sandstone Community LibrarySandstone · 7.7 miles · 28 hrs a week
Famous people from Pine LakeWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Pine Lake.Meet them →

How things work in Pine Lake

All explainers →
The porch light’s on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Pine Lake, MNPine CountyView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Pine Lake is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01