Town guide

Fort Snelling UT, Minnesota

Fort Snelling UT is a community in Hennepin County, Minnesota, home to about 527 people across 7.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55111, and parts of 55417 and 55450 are in Fort Snelling UT too.

Homes sold for a median of $258 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population52772 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$258Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Fort Snelling UT

3 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Saint Paul, MN55111Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)1 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN6 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL348 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Snelling UT; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Fort Snelling UT

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

Fort Snelling UT had 440 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 1017th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Hennepin County grew from 228,340 residents in 1900 to 1,281,565 in 2020.

Fort Snelling UT population by census2000: 442, 2010: 149, 2020: 440442200014920104402020

Hennepin County, 1900–2020

Hennepin County population, 1900 to 20201900: 228,340, 1910: 333,480, 1920: 415,419, 1930: 517,785, 1940: 568,899, 1950: 676,579, 1960: 842,854, 1970: 960,080, 1980: 941,411, 1990: 1,032,431, 2000: 1,116,200, 2010: 1,152,425, 2020: 1,281,565228K’00’10415K’20’30569K’40’50843K’60’70941K’80’901.1M’00’101.3M’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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 31.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Fort Snelling UTJan: high 24°F, low 9°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 29°F, low 13°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 25°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 38°F, 2.9 in; May: high 69°F, low 50°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 60°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 65°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 63°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 54°F, 3 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 41°F, 2.6 in; Nov: high 42°F, low 28°F, 1.6 in; Dec: high 29°F, low 15°F, 1.2 in24°9°Jan0.929°13°Feb0.942°25°Mar1.757°38°Apr2.969°50°May3.979°60°Jun4.683°65°Jul4.181°63°Aug4.373°54°Sep3.058°41°Oct2.642°28°Nov1.629°15°Dec1.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Minneapolis/St Paul Ap, MN weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Hennepin County

939,201 jobs at 40,486 businesses in Hennepin County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hennepin CountyHealth care and social assistance: 158,183 jobs; Company headquarters: 97,520 jobs; Professional services: 87,772 jobs; Finance and insurance: 79,426 jobs; Manufacturing: 78,423 jobs; Retail trade: 74,922 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 70,472 jobs; Administrative and support: 50,821 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Company headquarters 10% Professional services 9% Finance and insurance 9% Manufacturing 8% Retail trade 8% Hotels and restaurants 8% Administrative and support 5%

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

Health care

11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fort Snelling UT.

Nearest hospitals

  • Minneapolis Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Minneapolis1.4 miles
  • Abbott Northwestern HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Minneapolis5.3 miles
  • M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Edina5.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
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 Fort Snelling UT

Parks (11 nearby)

  • Hidden Falls Regional Park · 140 acres1.9 mi
  • Leonard H. Neiman Sports Complex · 51 acres1.3 mi
  • Taft Park · 48 acres1.8 mi
  • Bossen Field Park · 36 acres1.4 mi
  • Mni Ówe Sni (Coldwater Spring) · 29 acres1.5 mi
  • Christian Park · 11 acres1.9 mi

Grocery stores

  • Oxendale's Market2.0 mi
  • Cub Foods2.5 mi
  • ALDI2.5 mi
  • Kowalski's2.6 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.8 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.7 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Little free library1.6 mi
  • Nokomis Library2.0 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Minnesota Air National Guard Museum0.9 mi
  • Plank Museum & Visitor Center1.7 mi
  • Northwest Airlines History Center1.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • The O'Shaughnessy3.4 mi
  • Frey Theater3.4 mi
  • Central Park Amphitheater3.6 mi
  • Huss Center for the Performing Arts3.6 mi
  • Amphitheater at Lyndale Gardens3.7 mi

Counts are within about 2 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 Minneapolis.

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