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.
Minneapolis, MN55450Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
All in Fort Snelling UT
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Around Fort Snelling UT
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–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
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 5th DistrictIlhan Omar (D)
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.
Hennepin County, 1900–2020
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.
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:
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 doctors
3
Specialist doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
1
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.
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