Canton City is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, home to about 398 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55922.
Homes sold for a median of $269 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Canton City; also Canton Township and Amherst
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Canton City. 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)111 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rochester International Airport (RST)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN112 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL246 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Canton City; 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.
Canton City had 310 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 1251st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Fillmore County grew from 28,238 residents in 1900 to 21,228 in 2020.
Fillmore 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 4°F. About 38.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mabel, MN weather station (8 miles away).
4,608 jobs at 577 businesses in Fillmore 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.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Canton Township, Amherst and Preble.
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.