Breitung is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, home to about 651 people across 23 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55782, and parts of 55731 and 55790 are in Breitung too.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Breitung
Mostly Ely; part is in Breitung
Mostly Greenwood Township (St. Louis County); part is in Breitung
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Breitung. 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)211 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Range Regional Airport (HIB)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN205 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL469 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Breitung; 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.
Breitung had 530 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 860th 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 77°F in summer, and winter lows average -7°F. About 28.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 69 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tower 2s, MN weather station (8 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 3.5 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 Ely, Morse Township (St. Louis County), Greenwood Township (St. Louis County), Fall Lake, Tower, Eagles Nest, Vermilion Lake, Northeast St. Louis UT, Crystal Bay, Birch Lake UT, Stony River, Pike, Lake No. 1 UT and Winton.
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.