Fremont is a township in Winona County, Minnesota, home to about 231 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55952 and 55979.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2316 per sq mi
Median home value$258,300Census, 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 Fremont. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Fremont
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)91 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rochester International Airport (RST)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN90 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL259 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Fremont; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Fremont
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 1st DistrictBrad Finstad (R)
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
Fremont had 314 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 1726th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Winona County grew from 35,686 residents in 1900 to 49,671 in 2020.
Winona 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 37.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rushford, MN weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Winona County
23,937 jobs at 1,145 businesses in Winona County. The biggest industries by employees:
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 Fremont’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Winona Health ServicesGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Winona15.0 miles
Olmsted Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rochester26.8 miles
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Rochester28.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
1
Mental health providers
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 Fremont
Parks (1 nearby)
Lewiston Prairie Trails Park1.2 mi
Grocery stores
Mike's Food Center7.7 mi
Libraries
Saint Charles Public Library7.8 mi
Museums
Arches Museum5.2 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lewiston-Altura ElementaryLewiston
Pre-K–5
254
Public
2.2 mi
Lewiston-Altura SecondaryLewiston
6–12
337
Public
3.0 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Immanuel Lutheran SchoolLewiston
Pre-K–8
102
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
4.4 mi
St John's Evangelical Lutheran SchoolLewiston
Pre-K–8
68
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
2.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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