Edna is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, home to about 869 people across 26 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56528, 56573 and 56587.
Homes sold for a median of $248 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population86933 per sq mi
Median home value$477,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$248Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Edna. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Edna
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)168 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hector International Airport (FAR)58 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN162 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL514 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Edna; 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.
Population over time
Edna had 905 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 675th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Otter Tail County grew from 45,375 residents in 1900 to 60,081 in 2020.
Otter Tail County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -2°F. About 28.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ottertail, MN weather station (14 miles away).
Jobs in Otter Tail County
18,813 jobs at 1,730 businesses in Otter Tail County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
73 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Edna’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Perham HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Perham4.7 miles
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit LakesGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Detroit Lakes17.3 miles
Astera HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wadena27.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
19
Specialist doctors
4
Dentists
6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
15
Mental health providers
13
Physical and occupational therapists
5
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
8
Pharmacies
4
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 Edna
Parks (2 nearby)
Dent Memorial Park · 1 acres2.6 mi
Grocery stores
Central Market5.7 mi
Service Foods5.7 mi
Ditterich Mercantile7.2 mi
Pharmacies
Thrifty White Pharmacy5.7 mi
Libraries
Perham Library5.8 mi
Museums
ITOW Veterans Museum5.2 mi
History Museum of East Otter Tail County5.7 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Perham-Dent Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Heart of the Lake ElementaryPerham
Pre-K–4
578
Public
5.2 mi
Prairie Wind MiddlePerham
5–8
526
Public
5.1 mi
Perham Area Learning CenterPerham
7–12
38
Alternative Education
5.0 mi
Perham Senior HighPerham
9–12
529
Public
5.0 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Henrys Area SchoolPerham
Pre-K–6
108
Roman Catholic
5.5 mi
St Paul's Lutheran SchoolPerham
Pre-K–8
67
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
5.1 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 Perham City, Perham Township, Corliss, Star Lake, Candor, Rush Lake, Pine Lake Township (Otter Tail County), Gorman, Dora, Vergas, Dent, Dunn, Dead Lake, Lida, Maine and Hobart.
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