Dakota is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, home to about 304 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55925.
Part is in Dakota, part in New Hartford and Pleasant Hill
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)112 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN110 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL236 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dakota; 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.
Dakota had 295 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 1465th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Winona County grew from 35,686 residents in 1900 to 49,671 in 2020.
Winona County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 37.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, La Crescent Dam 7, MN weather station (5 miles away).
23,937 jobs at 1,145 businesses in Winona 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 Dakota.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
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| St Johns Lutheran SchoolDakota | Pre-K–8 | 68 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 2.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data 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 New Hartford and Pleasant Hill.
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.