Town guide

Bloomfield, Minnesota

Bloomfield is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, home to about 423 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55961 and 55975.

Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population42312 per sq mi
Median home value$278,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$138Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking30%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Bloomfield

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bloomfield. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Bloomfield

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)93 miles away
Closer regional airportRochester International Airport (RST)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN95 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL269 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bloomfield; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bloomfield

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

Bloomfield had 324 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.

It’s the 1204th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Fillmore County grew from 28,238 residents in 1900 to 21,228 in 2020.

Bloomfield population by census2000: 414, 2010: 353, 2020: 324414200035320103242020

Fillmore County, 1900–2020

Fillmore County population, 1900 to 20201900: 28,238, 1910: 25,680, 1920: 25,330, 1930: 24,748, 1940: 25,830, 1950: 24,465, 1960: 23,768, 1970: 21,916, 1980: 21,930, 1990: 20,777, 2000: 21,122, 2010: 20,866, 2020: 21,22828K’00’1025K’20’3026K’40’5024K’60’7022K’80’9021K’00’1021K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BloomfieldJan: high 21°F, low 5°F, 1 in; Feb: high 25°F, low 8°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 38°F, low 20°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 32°F, 3.9 in; May: high 66°F, low 44°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 56°F, 5.7 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 59°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 48°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 35°F, 3 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 23°F, 1.8 in; Dec: high 27°F, low 12°F, 1.3 in21°5°Jan1.025°8°Feb0.938°20°Mar1.954°32°Apr3.966°44°May5.176°56°Jun5.779°59°Jul4.777°56°Aug4.271°48°Sep4.157°35°Oct3.041°23°Nov1.827°12°Dec1.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Meadow, MN weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Fillmore County

4,608 jobs at 577 businesses in Fillmore County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Fillmore CountyManufacturing: 879 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 811 jobs; Retail trade: 770 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 396 jobs; Wholesale trade: 322 jobs; Construction: 297 jobs; Other services: 268 jobs; Finance and insurance: 207 jobsManufacturing 19% Health care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 9% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 6% Other services 6% Finance and insurance 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

16 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bloomfield’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Regional Health Services of Howard CountyCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Cresco23.9 miles
  • Olmsted Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rochester24.1 miles
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Rochester24.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Dentists6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers1
Physical and occupational therapists1
Optometrists1
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies2

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 Bloomfield

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Willow Park · 20 acres1.1 mi
  • Spring Valley South Park · 12 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Sunshine Foods2.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Spring Valley Public Library1.4 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Washburn-Zittleman Museum1.4 mi
  • Methodist Church Museum1.4 mi

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.

Schools in Bloomfield

Public schools here are run by Southern MN Education Consortium, Kingsland Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
First Step - KingslandSpring ValleyPre-K9Special Education1.7 mi
Kingsland Elementary SchoolSpring ValleyPre-K–6306Public1.7 mi
Enrich KingslandSpring ValleyK–1210Special Education1.7 mi
Kingsland Junior/Senior High SchoolSpring Valley7–12218Public1.7 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 Spring Valley City, Spring Valley Township, Ostrander, Sumner, Forestville, Frankford, York, Beaver Township (Fillmore County), Bennington and Le Roy Township.

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