Arctander is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, home to about 316 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56279 and 56289.
Homes sold for a median of $199 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Pennock; part is in Arctander
Mostly Norway Lake; part is in Arctander
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Arctander. 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)99 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN95 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL443 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Arctander; 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.
Arctander had 369 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 1438th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Kandiyohi County grew from 18,416 residents in 1900 to 43,732 in 2020.
Kandiyohi County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 29.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Willmar 5n, MN weather station (7 miles away).
18,568 jobs at 1,416 businesses in Kandiyohi County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Pennock, Mamre, Willmar, Norway Lake, Sunburg, St. Johns, Colfax, Dovre, Kerkhoven Township and Hayes.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.