Chisago Lake is a township in Chisago County, Minnesota, home to about 4,908 people across 43 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55012, and parts of 55013, 55045 and 55073 are in Chisago Lake too.
Homes sold for a median of $226 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Chisago Lake; also Center City and Amador
Mostly Chisago City; part is in Chisago Lake
Mostly Lindstrom; part is in Chisago Lake
Mostly Scandia; part is in Chisago Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chisago Lake. 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)40 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL356 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chisago Lake; 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.
Chisago Lake had 4,818 residents in the 2020 census, up 47% since 2000.
It’s the 166th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Chisago County grew from 13,248 residents in 1900 to 56,621 in 2020.
Chisago County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 33.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Forest Lake 5ne, MN weather station (5 miles away).
15,081 jobs at 1,358 businesses in Chisago County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
59 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chisago Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 52 |
| Pharmacies | 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 (21 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Chisago City, Lindstrom, Scandia, Wyoming, Center City, Forest Lake, Franconia, Lent, Amador, Sunrise and Shafer Township.
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.