Center is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, home to about 1,343 people across 18 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56465.
Homes sold for a median of $337 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Center; also Mission and Lake Edward
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Center. 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)123 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN117 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL455 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Center; 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.
Center had 990 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 471st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Crow Wing County grew from 14,250 residents in 1900 to 66,123 in 2020.
Crow Wing 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 -1°F. About 28.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pine Rvr Dam, MN weather station (9 miles away).
28,209 jobs at 2,283 businesses in Crow Wing County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Center.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Mission, Lake Edward, First Assessment UT and Pelican Township (Crow Wing County).
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.