Dublin is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, home to about 260 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56271.
Part is in Dublin, part in Murdock and Louriston
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)109 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)69 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN106 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL451 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dublin; 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.
Dublin had 192 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 1601st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Swift County grew from 13,503 residents in 1900 to 9,838 in 2020.
Swift 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 1°F. About 28.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Benson, MN weather station (12 miles away).
3,382 jobs at 301 businesses in Swift County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Counts are within about 4 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 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murdock ElementaryMurdock | Pre-K–6 | 395 | Public | 0.9 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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Shares ZIP codes with Murdock, Louriston, Kildare, Kerkhoven Township, Hayes, Cashel and De Graff.
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.