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Clearwater City (Stearns County), Minnesota

Clearwater City (Stearns County) is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55320.

Homes sold for a median of $188 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Price per sq ft$188Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking23%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Clearwater City (Stearns County)

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Clearwater City (Stearns County)

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)53 miles away
Closer regional airportSaint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN48 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL402 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Clearwater City (Stearns County); driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Clearwater City (Stearns County)

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

Stearns County grew from 44,464 residents in 1900 to 158,292 in 2020.

Stearns County, 1900–2020

Stearns County population, 1900 to 20201900: 44,464, 1910: 47,733, 1920: 55,741, 1930: 62,121, 1940: 67,200, 1950: 70,681, 1960: 80,345, 1970: 95,400, 1980: 108,161, 1990: 118,791, 2000: 133,166, 2010: 150,642, 2020: 158,29244K’00’1056K’20’3067K’40’5080K’60’70108K’80’90133K’00’10158K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 28.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Clearwater City (Stearns County)Jan: high 21°F, low 3°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 26°F, low 7°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 20°F, 1.6 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 32°F, 2.6 in; May: high 68°F, low 45°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 55°F, 3.8 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 59°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 56°F, 4 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3 in; Oct: high 56°F, low 36°F, 2.6 in; Nov: high 39°F, low 23°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 26°F, low 10°F, 0.9 in21°3°Jan0.726°7°Feb0.839°20°Mar1.654°32°Apr2.668°45°May3.777°55°Jun3.882°59°Jul3.679°56°Aug4.071°48°Sep3.056°36°Oct2.639°23°Nov1.426°10°Dec0.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Cloud Rgnl Ap, MN weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Stearns County

84,123 jobs at 4,474 businesses in Stearns County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Stearns CountyHealth care and social assistance: 17,077 jobs; Manufacturing: 11,671 jobs; Retail trade: 11,013 jobs; Construction: 7,054 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 6,885 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 4,344 jobs; Wholesale trade: 4,191 jobs; Company headquarters: 4,129 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Manufacturing 14% Retail trade 13% Construction 8% Hotels and restaurants 8% Transportation and warehousing 5% Wholesale trade 5% Company headquarters 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Clearwater City (Stearns County).

Nearest hospitals

  • Centracare Health - MonticelloCritical access hospital · emergency room · Monticello14.3 miles
  • Centracare - St.. Cloud HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Saint Cloud14.3 miles
  • St. Cloud Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · St.. Cloud14.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists3
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies1

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 Clearwater City (Stearns County)

Grocery stores

  • Coborn's Marketplace2.0 mi

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 Clearwater City (Wright County), Lynden, Clearwater Township, St. Augusta, Silver Creek Township (Wright County) and Fair Haven.

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