Eden Township (Brown County) is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, home to about 206 people across 41 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56085 and 56266.
Homes sold for a median of $111 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Sleepy Eye; part is in Eden Township (Brown County)
Mostly Morgan City; part is in Eden Township (Brown County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Eden Township (Brown County). 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)88 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL401 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Eden Township (Brown County); 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.
Eden Township (Brown County) had 214 residents in the 2020 census, down 33% since 2000.
It’s the 1829th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Brown County grew from 19,787 residents in 1900 to 25,912 in 2020.
Brown 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 4°F. About 29.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield 1 Nw, MN weather station (10 miles away).
12,995 jobs at 786 businesses in Brown County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
17 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Eden Township (Brown County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| 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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Sleepy Eye Public School District, Cedar Mountain School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Eye ElementarySleepy Eye | Pre-K–6 | 324 | Public | 7.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain Middle/High SchoolMorgan | 6–12 | 219 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Sleepy Eye Sec.Sleepy Eye | 7–12 | 238 | Public | 7.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic School K-12Sleepy Eye | Pre-K–12 | 257 | Roman Catholic | 6.8 mi |
| Grace Lutheran SchoolSleepy Eye | 1–8 | 13 | Other Lutheran | 7.1 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 Sleepy Eye, Morgan City, Home, Prairieville, Morgan Township, Stark, Leavenworth, Sherman, Albin, Brookville, Sigel, Evan, Three Lakes and Cobden.
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.