Everts is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, home to about 599 people across 23 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56515 and 56586.
Homes sold for a median of $260 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population59926 per sq mi
Median home value$528,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$260Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Everts, part in Sverdrup and Underwood City
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Everts. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Everts
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)156 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hector International Airport (FAR)66 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN151 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL505 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Everts; 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
Everts had 759 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 916th 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 (11 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
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Everts’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Perham HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Perham20.1 miles
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Elbow Lake24.9 miles
Astera HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wadena28.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Physical and occupational therapists
5
Chiropractors
2
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.
Places in and around Everts
Parks (2 nearby)
Glendalough State Park · 2,761 acres3.0 mi
Halverson Park · 7 acres1.8 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Underwood Public School District, Battle Lake Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Underwood ElementaryUnderwood
Pre-K–6
282
Public
7.3 mi
Battle Lake ElementaryBattle Lake
K–6
230
Public
2.2 mi
Underwood SecondaryUnderwood
5–12
272
Public
7.3 mi
Battle Lake SecondaryBattle Lake
7–12
184
Public
2.2 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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