Emerson is located 96 kilometerskilometres south of [[Winnipeg]] along the [[Red River of the North|Red River]], just north of the [[United States]] border at the point where the province of [[Manitoba]] and states of [[Minnesota]] and [[North Dakota]] meet. Being situated in the far southwestern corner of municipality, the LUD shares borders with the [[Rural Municipality of Montcalm]] in Manitoba, [[Pembina County, North Dakota|Pembina County]] in North Dakota, and [[Kittson County, Minnesota|Kittson County]] in Minnesota. The towns of [[St. Vincent, Minnesota]], and [[Pembina, North Dakota]], are located just a few kilometerskilometres south of the border in the United States. The unincorporated community of [[Noyes, Minnesota]], lies immediately across the border from Emerson,; however, the border crossing between the two is now closed.
The principal roads serving Emerson are [[Manitoba Highway 75|Highway 75]] and [[Manitoba Provincial Road 200|Provincial Road 200]], which run north to Winnipeg along either side of the Red River.
{{As of|2020}} Highway 75 at Emerson is currentlywas being redeveloped in order to accommodate expansion of the Emerson port of entry. As part of this project, Emerson's access to Highway 75 was moved {{convert|1.2|km|mi|1|abbr=off}} north of the former junction (removed in 2019).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pembinavalleyonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42824%3Aborder-highway-redesign-displayed-at-emerson-open-house&Itemid=338|title=Border Highway Redesign Displayed At Emerson Open House|publisher=PembinaValleyOnline.com|date=6 March 2015}}</ref>
