Bennington is a township in Mower County, Minnesota, home to about 116 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55936 and 55961.
Homes sold for a median of $144 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Grand Meadow City; part is in Bennington
Mostly Ostrander; part is in Bennington
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bennington. 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)93 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Rochester International Airport (RST)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN95 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL273 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bennington; 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.
Bennington had 149 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 2258th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Mower County grew from 22,335 residents in 1900 to 40,029 in 2020.
Mower County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 37.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Meadow, MN weather station (6 miles away).
13,890 jobs at 800 businesses in Mower 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 Bennington’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Grand Meadow Public School District, Southern MN Education Consortium. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Meadow ElementaryGrand Meadow | Pre-K–4 | 172 | Public | 6.3 mi |
| Enrich GMGrand Meadow | K–12 | 6 | Special Education | 6.3 mi |
| Grand Meadow MiddleGrand Meadow | 5–8 | 131 | Public | 6.3 mi |
| Next Step East (Grand Meadow)Grand Meadow | 8–12 | 4 | Special Education | 6.5 mi |
| Grand Meadow Senior HighGrand Meadow | 9–12 | 140 | Public | 6.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Grand Meadow City, Ostrander, Frankford, Grand Meadow Township, Pleasant Valley, Racine Township, Clayton, Bloomfield, Le Roy Township and Beaver Township (Fillmore County).
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