| Essig | |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Brown |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.68 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.68 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.65 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 49 |
| Population Density Km2: | 29.16 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 75.50 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 994 |
| Coordinates: | 44.3283°N -94.6033°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 56030 |
| Area Code: | 507 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2806358 |
Essig is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Essig is located on U.S. Route 14, 7miles west of New Ulm. Essig has a post office with ZIP code 56030.[2]
A post office called Essig has been in operation since 1886.[3] The community was named for one of the Essig brothers who had built the first business there.[4]