Cairo is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, home to about 206 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55332.
Homes sold for a median of $92 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Fairfax; part is in Cairo
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cairo. 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)78 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL400 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cairo; 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.
Cairo had 196 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 1829th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Renville County grew from 23,693 residents in 1900 to 14,723 in 2020.
Renville County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 28.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Redwood Falls Muni Ap, MN weather station (17 miles away).
4,140 jobs at 474 businesses in Renville County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cairo.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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 (13 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praire Lutheran School Upper SiteFairfax | Pre-K–8 | 69 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Fairfax, Wellington, Ridgely, Camp and Bandon.
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.