Town guide

Fillmore, Minnesota

Fillmore is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, home to about 492 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55935 and 55990.

Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population49214 per sq mi
Median home value$336,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$139Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking47%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Fillmore

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fillmore

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)94 miles away
Closer regional airportRochester International Airport (RST)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN95 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL265 miles away

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

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

Who represents Fillmore

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

Fillmore had 479 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 1082nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Fillmore County grew from 28,238 residents in 1900 to 21,228 in 2020.

Fillmore population by census2000: 485, 2010: 457, 2020: 479485200045720104792020

Fillmore County, 1900–2020

Fillmore County population, 1900 to 20201900: 28,238, 1910: 25,680, 1920: 25,330, 1930: 24,748, 1940: 25,830, 1950: 24,465, 1960: 23,768, 1970: 21,916, 1980: 21,930, 1990: 20,777, 2000: 21,122, 2010: 20,866, 2020: 21,22828K’00’1025K’20’3026K’40’5024K’60’7022K’80’9021K’00’1021K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 36.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FillmoreJan: high 24°F, low 4°F, 1.1 in; Feb: high 28°F, low 8°F, 1.2 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 21°F, 2 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 32°F, 3.8 in; May: high 68°F, low 44°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 54°F, 6 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 58°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 56°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 47°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 35°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 43°F, low 23°F, 1.9 in; Dec: high 29°F, low 12°F, 1.4 in24°4°Jan1.128°8°Feb1.241°21°Mar2.055°32°Apr3.868°44°May4.578°54°Jun6.081°58°Jul4.279°56°Aug4.373°47°Sep3.759°35°Oct2.743°23°Nov1.929°12°Dec1.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Preston, MN weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Fillmore County

4,608 jobs at 577 businesses in Fillmore County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Fillmore CountyManufacturing: 879 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 811 jobs; Retail trade: 770 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 396 jobs; Wholesale trade: 322 jobs; Construction: 297 jobs; Other services: 268 jobs; Finance and insurance: 207 jobsManufacturing 19% Health care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 9% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 6% Other services 6% Finance and insurance 5%

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

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fillmore’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Olmsted Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rochester23.0 miles
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Rochester24.0 miles
  • Regional Health Services of Howard CountyCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Cresco24.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers2

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 Fillmore

Grocery stores

  • Sunshine Foods7.3 mi

Libraries

  • Spring Valley Public Library7.2 mi

Museums

  • Fillmore County Historical Center6.0 mi
  • Methodist Church Museum7.3 mi
  • Washburn-Zittleman Museum7.3 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 Fountain City, Wykoff, Chatfield Township, Fountain Township, Jordan Township, Carrolton, Pilot Mound and Forestville.

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