Chippewa Falls is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, home to about 284 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56334.
Homes sold for a median of $191 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population2848 per sq mi
Median home value$346,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$191Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chippewa Falls. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Chippewa Falls
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)118 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)64 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN113 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL466 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Chippewa Falls; 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.
Population over time
Chippewa Falls had 218 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1515th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Pope County grew from 12,577 residents in 1900 to 11,308 in 2020.
Pope County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 26.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Glenwood 2wnw, MN weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Pope County
3,137 jobs at 323 businesses in Pope County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
52 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chippewa Falls.
Nearest hospitals
Glacial Ridge HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · GlenwoodUnder a mile
Alomere HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Alexandria15.9 miles
Centracare Health System - Sauk CentreCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sauk Centre22.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
12
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
12
Mental health providers
12
Physical and occupational therapists
5
Optometrists
2
Chiropractors
3
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.
Places in and around Chippewa Falls
Parks (8 nearby)
Barsness Park · 186 acres0.4 mi
Mt. Lookout Park · 7 acres1.3 mi
Glenwood Beach park · 6 acres0.1 mi
Evergreen Park · 5 acres1.6 mi
Indian Mounds Park · 5 acres2.3 mi
Glenwood City Park · 5 acres0.5 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Tom's Market0.5 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Glenwood Public Library0.4 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Pope County Historical Museum0.1 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Minnewaska School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Minnewaska Early Childhood Sp.Ed.Glenwood
Pre-K
32
Special Education
0.3 mi
Minnewaska Area ElementaryGlenwood
K–3
317
Public
0.3 mi
Minnewaska Area Intermediate SchoolGlenwood
4–6
295
Public
3.5 mi
Minnewaska Area Junior HighGlenwood
7–8
212
Public
3.5 mi
Minnewaska SecondaryGlenwood
7–12
424
Public
3.5 mi
Minnewaska Secondary Alternative PgGlenwood
9–12
—
Alternative Education
3.5 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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