Evan is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, home to about 89 people across 1.0 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.
Population8986 per sq mi
Median home value$54,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$111Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Evan. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Evan
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)86 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN87 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL397 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Evan; 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
Evan had 70 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 2393rd 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).
Weather by month
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 (11 miles away).
Jobs in Brown County
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).
Health care
17 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Evan’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Sleepy Eye Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sleepy Eye3.3 miles
New Ulm Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · New Ulm15.5 miles
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 Evan
Grocery stores
Schutz Family Foods4.0 mi
Schutz Family Foods4.0 mi
Pharmacies
Randy's Family Drug & Gift3.6 mi
Libraries
Dyckman Free Library3.3 mi
Museums
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum3.4 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Sleepy Eye ElementarySleepy Eye
Pre-K–6
324
Public
3.4 mi
Cedar Mountain Middle/High SchoolMorgan
6–12
219
Public
9.5 mi
Sleepy Eye Sec.Sleepy Eye
7–12
238
Public
3.4 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Mary's Catholic School K-12Sleepy Eye
Pre-K–12
257
Roman Catholic
3.3 mi
Grace Lutheran SchoolSleepy Eye
1–8
13
Other Lutheran
3.5 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, Eden Township (Brown County), Albin, Brookville, Sigel, Three Lakes and Cobden.
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