Town guide

Fair Haven, Minnesota

Fair Haven is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, home to about 1,488 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55382, and parts of 55320 are in Fair Haven too.

Homes sold for a median of $283 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population1,48844 per sq mi
Median home value$352,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$283Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking31%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Fair Haven

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fair Haven

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)55 miles away
Closer regional airportSaint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN50 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL404 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fair Haven; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Fair Haven

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

Fair Haven had 1,517 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 430th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Stearns County grew from 44,464 residents in 1900 to 158,292 in 2020.

Fair Haven population by census2000: 1,458, 2010: 1,507, 2020: 1,5171,45820001,50720101,5172020

Stearns County, 1900–2020

Stearns County population, 1900 to 20201900: 44,464, 1910: 47,733, 1920: 55,741, 1930: 62,121, 1940: 67,200, 1950: 70,681, 1960: 80,345, 1970: 95,400, 1980: 108,161, 1990: 118,791, 2000: 133,166, 2010: 150,642, 2020: 158,29244K’00’1056K’20’3067K’40’5080K’60’70108K’80’90133K’00’10158K’20

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 3°F. About 30.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Fair HavenJan: high 20°F, low 3°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 25°F, low 6°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 19°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 53°F, low 32°F, 2.8 in; May: high 66°F, low 45°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 60°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 57°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 49°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 56°F, low 37°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 39°F, low 23°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 25°F, low 11°F, 1 in20°3°Jan0.825°6°Feb0.937°19°Mar1.753°32°Apr2.866°45°May4.176°55°Jun4.379°60°Jul4.178°57°Aug3.971°49°Sep3.156°37°Oct2.739°23°Nov1.425°11°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kimball 3n, MN weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Stearns County

84,123 jobs at 4,474 businesses in Stearns County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Stearns CountyHealth care and social assistance: 17,077 jobs; Manufacturing: 11,671 jobs; Retail trade: 11,013 jobs; Construction: 7,054 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 6,885 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 4,344 jobs; Wholesale trade: 4,191 jobs; Company headquarters: 4,129 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Manufacturing 14% Retail trade 13% Construction 8% Hotels and restaurants 8% Transportation and warehousing 5% Wholesale trade 5% Company headquarters 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fair Haven.

Nearest hospitals

  • Buffalo HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Buffalo16.8 miles
  • St. Cloud Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · St.. Cloud17.6 miles
  • Centracare - St.. Cloud HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Saint Cloud17.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers2
Physical and occupational therapists1

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 Fair Haven

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Clearwater/ Pleasant County Park · 198 acres3.4 mi
  • Fair Haven Park · 3 acres2.1 mi
  • Fair Haven Mill Park · 1 acres2.2 mi

Libraries

  • Annandale Public Library4.3 mi
  • Kimball Public Library6.4 mi

Counts are within about 4 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 Clearwater City (Wright County), Lynden, Southside, Clearwater Township, St. Augusta, Silver Creek Township (Wright County), French Lake, Kingston, South Haven, Maine Prairie and Clearwater City (Stearns County).

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