Cold Spring is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, home to about 4,249 people across 2.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56320.
Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Cold Spring; also Wakefield and Collegeville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cold Spring. 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)71 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL420 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cold Spring; 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.
Cold Spring had 4,164 residents in the 2020 census, up 40% since 2000.
It’s the 184th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Stearns County grew from 44,464 residents in 1900 to 158,292 in 2020.
Stearns County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 31.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 57 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Collegeville St John'S, MN weather station (9 miles away).
84,123 jobs at 4,474 businesses in Stearns County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
36 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cold Spring.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 6 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 8 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 10 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Rocori Public School District, Benton-Stearns Education District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring ElementaryCold Spring | Pre-K–5 | 656 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Grafton SchoolCold Spring | K–12 | 10 | Alternative Education | 2.0 mi |
| Rocori MiddleCold Spring | 6–8 | 563 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Rocori Online Learning SiteCold Spring | 6–12 | 72 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Rocori AlcCold Spring | 7–12 | 27 | Alternative Education | 1.1 mi |
| Rocori Senior HighCold Spring | 9–12 | 824 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Boniface SchoolCold Spring | Pre-K–6 | 209 | Roman Catholic | 0.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Wakefield, Collegeville, Rockville, Maine Prairie and Luxemburg.
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