Albany Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, home to about 1,076 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56307.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1,07630 per sq mi
Median home value$423,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$179Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Albany Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Albany Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)83 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN78 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL432 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Albany Township; 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.
Population over time
Albany Township had 983 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 552nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Stearns County grew from 44,464 residents in 1900 to 158,292 in 2020.
Stearns County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 31.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 57 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Collegeville St John'S, MN weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Stearns County
84,123 jobs at 4,474 businesses in Stearns County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
28 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Albany Township.
Nearest hospitals
Centracare Health System - Melrose HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Melrose12.7 miles
St. Cloud Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · St.. Cloud18.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
7
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
7
Mental health providers
3
Physical and occupational therapists
8
Pharmacies
3
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.
Places in and around Albany Township
Parks (2 nearby)
North Park · 34 acres1.8 mi
Highview Park · 2 acres1.3 mi
Grocery stores
Dahlin's Supermarket6.0 mi
Pharmacies
K&S Pharmacy5.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Albany Public Library1.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Albany Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Albany Area Early Learning CenterAlbany
Pre-K–K
59
Public
1.7 mi
Albany ElementaryAlbany
1–5
380
Public
1.4 mi
Albany Area Middle SchoolAlbany
6–8
457
Public
1.3 mi
Albany Area High SchoolAlbany
9–12
584
Public
1.3 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Holy Family SchoolAlbany
Pre-K–5
98
Roman Catholic
1.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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