Bassett is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, home to about 57 people across 175 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55602 and 55750.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Ault; part is in Bassett
Mostly Hoyt Lakes; part is in Bassett
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bassett. 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)186 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Range Regional Airport (HIB)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN179 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL442 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bassett; 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.
Bassett had 36 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.
It’s the 2534th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
St. Louis County grew from 82,932 residents in 1900 to 200,231 in 2020.
St. Louis County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average -4°F. About 29.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 70 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brimson 2s, MN weather station (15 miles away).
84,223 jobs at 5,360 businesses in St. Louis 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 Bassett’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 8 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 Hoyt Lakes, Ault, Lake No. 2 UT, Fairbanks and Whiteface Reservoir UT.
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.