Flom is a township in Norman County, Minnesota, home to about 159 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56541, and parts of 56584 are in Flom too.
Homes sold for a median of $85 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Flom
Mostly Twin Valley; part is in Flom
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Flom. 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)218 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hector International Airport (FAR)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN212 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL562 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Flom; 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.
Flom had 186 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 2037th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Norman County grew from 15,045 residents in 1900 to 6,441 in 2020.
Norman County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -2°F. About 26.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mahnomen, MN weather station (13 miles away).
1,206 jobs at 175 businesses in Norman 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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
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 Twin Valley, Wild Rice, Fossum, Lake Ida, Home Lake and Rockwell.
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.