Camp Release is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, home to about 243 people across 29 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56218 and 56265.
Homes sold for a median of $106 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Boyd; part is in Camp Release
Mostly Montevideo; part is in Camp Release
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Camp Release. 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)121 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN119 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL456 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Camp Release; 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.
Camp Release had 300 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1666th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Lac qui Parle County grew from 14,289 residents in 1900 to 6,719 in 2020.
Lac qui Parle County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 29.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Montevideo 1sw, MN weather station (3 miles away).
1,712 jobs at 197 businesses in Lac qui Parle County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
74 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Camp Release’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 17 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 7 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 17 |
| Mental health providers | 11 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Montevideo Public School District, Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop, MN River Valley Education District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks Nest Early Childhood CenterMontevideo | Pre-K | 34 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Ramsey ElementaryMontevideo | K–2 | 260 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| SWWC ELC - MontevideoMontevideo | K–12 | 30 | Special Education | 0.5 mi |
| Sanford Elementary SchoolMontevideo | 1–4 | 277 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Montevideo MiddleMontevideo | 5–8 | 393 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| MN River Valley ALC-SeatbasedMontevideo | 7–12 | 70 | Alternative Education | 0.7 mi |
| Mn River Valley Alc-SummerMontevideo | 7–10 | — | Alternative Education | 0.7 mi |
| MN River Valley Ed-Online LearningMontevideo | 9–12 | — | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Montevideo Senior HighMontevideo | 9–12 | 408 | Public | 1.4 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 Montevideo, Sparta, Rosewood, Boyd, Leenthrop, Havelock, Mandt, Ten Mile Lake, Tunsberg, Stony Run, Maxwell, Lac qui Parle, Big Bend, Tyro, Baxter Township, Grace and Omro.
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.