Birch Creek is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, home to about 218 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55783 and 55795.
Homes sold for a median of $185 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Windemere; part is in Birch Creek
Part is in Birch Creek, part in Kettle River Township and Willow River
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Birch Creek. 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)103 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN98 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL402 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Birch Creek; 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.
Birch Creek had 228 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1781st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Pine County grew from 11,546 residents in 1900 to 28,876 in 2020.
Pine County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 31.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moose Lake 1 Sse, MN weather station (7 miles away).
6,406 jobs at 627 businesses in Pine County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Birch Creek’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 3 |
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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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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 Willow River Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow River ElementaryWillow River | Pre-K–6 | 231 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Willow River SecondaryWillow River | 7–12 | 205 | Public | 2.1 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 Windemere, Sturgeon Lake City, Kettle River Township, Sturgeon Lake Township, Willow River, Rutledge, Norman Township (Pine County), Bremen, Split Rock, Beaver Township (Aitkin County) and Denham.
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.