Essig is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Essig had a population of 49. Essig is located on U.S. Route 14, west of New Ulm. Essig has a post office with ZIP code 56030.
A post office called Essig has been in operation since 1886. The community was named for one of the Essig brothers who had built the first business there.