Fahlun is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, home to about 406 people across 29 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56253, and parts of 56201 are in Fahlun too.
Homes sold for a median of $216 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Fahlun; also East Lake Lillian and Lake Elizabeth
Mostly Willmar; part is in Fahlun
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fahlun. 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)86 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)56 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN83 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL427 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fahlun; 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.
Fahlun had 332 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 1232nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Kandiyohi County grew from 18,416 residents in 1900 to 43,732 in 2020.
Kandiyohi 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 3°F. About 28.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Willmar Wwtp, MN weather station (6 miles away).
18,568 jobs at 1,416 businesses in Kandiyohi County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Willmar, Dovre, Willmar Township, Whitefield, Kandiyohi Township, East Lake Lillian, Lake Elizabeth, Lake Lillian City and Lake Lillian Township.
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.