Ridgeway is a city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, home to about 315 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 52165.
Homes sold for a median of $141 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Ridgeway
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ridgeway. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)125 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rochester International Airport (RST)49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN126 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL242 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ridgeway; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Ridgeway had 275 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 590th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Winneshiek County grew from 23,731 residents in 1900 to 20,070 in 2020.
Winneshiek County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cresco 1 Ne, IA weather station (8 miles away).
9,065 jobs at 604 businesses in Winneshiek County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ridgeway.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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