Elmo is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, home to about 356 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56361 and 56551.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Parkers Prairie City; part is in Elmo
Mostly Henning City; part is in Elmo
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elmo. 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)138 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN133 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL486 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elmo; 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.
Elmo had 323 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1338th 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).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 29.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wadena 3 S, MN weather station (15 miles away).
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).
17 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elmo’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Public schools here are run by Henning Public School District, Parkers Prairie Public School Dist.. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henning ElementaryHenning | Pre-K–6 | 210 | Public | 8.2 mi |
| Parkers Prairie ElementaryParkers Prairie | Pre-K–6 | 251 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Henning SecondaryHenning | 7–12 | 171 | Public | 8.2 mi |
| Parkers Prairie SecondaryParkers Prairie | 7–12 | 280 | Public | 5.0 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 Parkers Prairie City, Henning City, Parkers Prairie Township, Girard, Miltona Township, Henning Township, Leaf Lake, Leaf Valley, Effington, Inman, Woodside Township (Otter Tail County), Eastern, Folden and Urbank.
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.