Town guide

Featherstone, Minnesota

Featherstone is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, home to about 819 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55066.

Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population81923 per sq mi
Median home value$398,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$163Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking31%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Featherstone

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Featherstone

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN39 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL308 miles away

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

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

Who represents Featherstone

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

Featherstone had 745 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.

It’s the 712th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Goodhue County grew from 31,137 residents in 1900 to 47,582 in 2020.

Featherstone population by census2000: 785, 2010: 782, 2020: 745785200078220107452020

Goodhue County, 1900–2020

Goodhue County population, 1900 to 20201900: 31,137, 1910: 31,637, 1920: 30,799, 1930: 31,317, 1940: 31,564, 1950: 32,118, 1960: 33,035, 1970: 34,763, 1980: 38,749, 1990: 40,690, 2000: 44,127, 2010: 46,183, 2020: 47,58231K’00’1031K’20’3032K’40’5033K’60’7039K’80’9044K’00’1048K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 32.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FeatherstoneJan: high 23°F, low 6°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 28°F, low 9°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 22°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 36°F, 2.9 in; May: high 68°F, low 48°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 58°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 62°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 60°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 52°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 39°F, 2.5 in; Nov: high 42°F, low 26°F, 1.6 in; Dec: high 29°F, low 14°F, 1 in23°6°Jan0.828°9°Feb0.941°22°Mar1.756°36°Apr2.968°48°May4.178°58°Jun5.182°62°Jul3.880°60°Aug4.573°52°Sep3.759°39°Oct2.542°26°Nov1.629°14°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Red Wing Dam 3, MN weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Goodhue County

18,951 jobs at 1,294 businesses in Goodhue County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Goodhue CountyManufacturing: 4,335 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 3,154 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,091 jobs; Retail trade: 2,411 jobs; Construction: 909 jobs; Other services: 806 jobs; Utilities: 725 jobs; Administrative and support: 630 jobsManufacturing 23% Health care and social assistance 17% Hotels and restaurants 16% Retail trade 13% Construction 5% Other services 4% Utilities 4% Administrative and support 3%

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

Health care

254 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Featherstone.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mayo Clinic Health System in Red WingGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Red WingUnder a mile
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake CityCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lake City14.5 miles
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cannon Falls18.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors31
Specialist doctors45
Dentists14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants37
Mental health providers61
Physical and occupational therapists42
Optometrists5
Chiropractors19
Pharmacies8

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 Featherstone

Parks (12 nearby)

  • Memorial Park · 348 acres1.7 mi
  • Ḣe Mni C̣aƞ - Barn Bluff · 69 acres1.6 mi
  • A. P. Anderson Park · 41 acres2.9 mi
  • Colvill Park · 41 acres2.4 mi
  • Bay Point Park · 16 acres0.9 mi
  • Pine Ridge Park · 14 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Family Fare1.0 mi
  • Koplin's Village Market1.1 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.8 mi
  • EconoFoods2.1 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens2.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Red Wing Public Library1.0 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Goodhue County Historical Society Museum0.5 mi
  • Aliveo Military Museum1.1 mi
  • Red Wing Shoe Museum1.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Red Wing Arts Clay And Creative Center1.0 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.

Schools in Featherstone

Public schools here are run by Red Wing Public School District, Creekstone Montessori Charter, Goodhue County Education District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (16)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Colvill Family Education CenterRed WingPre-K79Special Education1.5 mi
Creekstone MontessoriRed WingPre-K–8122Charter4.3 mi
EC & HK SummerRed WingPre-K–K—Special Education1.9 mi
Reach ProgramsRed WingPre-K–1268Special Education1.9 mi
Red Wing VPKRed WingPre-K33Public1.5 mi
5RiversOnline ElementaryRed WingK–622Public1.9 mi
Sunnyside ElementaryRed WingK–1294Public0.4 mi
Burnside ElementaryRed Wing2–4493Public4.1 mi
Twin Bluff SchoolRed Wing5–7502Public0.6 mi
5RiversOnline SecondaryRed Wing7–12188Public1.9 mi
MCF-Red Wing Maginnis High SchoolRed Wing8–1253Alternative Education2.6 mi
Pathways Program Grades 8-12Red Wing8–1231Alternative Education1.9 mi
Red Wing Senior HighRed Wing8–12762Public2.1 mi
GCED Credit RecoveryRed Wing9–12—Alternative Education1.9 mi
Red Wing HS Credit RecoveryRed Wing9–12—Alternative Education2.1 mi
Tower View ALPRed Wing9–1262Alternative Education4.6 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Johns Lutheran SchoolRed WingK–838Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod1.0 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 Red Wing, Hay Creek, Florence, Wacouta and Vasa.

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