Fountain Prairie is a township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, home to about 131 people across 37 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56139, 56164 and 56170.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population1314 per sq mi
Median home value$256,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$156Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fountain Prairie. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Fountain Prairie
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)158 miles away
Closer regional airport
Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN158 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL457 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Fountain Prairie; 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.
Population over time
Fountain Prairie had 238 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.
It’s the 2183rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Pipestone County grew from 9,264 residents in 1900 to 9,424 in 2020.
Pipestone 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 28.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pipestone, MN weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Pipestone County
3,196 jobs at 312 businesses in Pipestone County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
35 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fountain Prairie’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Pipestone County Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Pipestone7.2 miles
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 Fountain Prairie
Grocery stores
Hanks Foods7.2 mi
Coborn's Grocery Store7.5 mi
Libraries
Meinders Community Library6.6 mi
Museums
Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center6.5 mi
Pipestone County Museum6.7 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Pipestone Area School District, Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Pipestone ElementaryPipestone
Pre-K–5
580
Public
7.7 mi
SWWC ELC - PipestonePipestone
K–12
26
Special Education
6.0 mi
Pipestone MiddlePipestone
6–8
244
Public
7.7 mi
SWWC ALC Midlevel - PipestonePipestone
7–8
—
Alternative Education
6.3 mi
Pipestone Learning CenterPipestone
9–12
—
Alternative Education
7.7 mi
Pipestone Senior HighPipestone
9–12
302
Public
7.7 mi
SWWC ALC - PipestonePipestone
9–12
39
Alternative Education
6.3 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Pipestone, Sweet, Holland City, Troy Township (Pipestone County), Ruthton, Gray, Aetna, Grange, Elmer Township (Pipestone County), Ellsborough, Rock, Verdi, Altona, Shelburne, Florence City, Trosky and Hatfield.
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