French is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, home to about 610 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55781.
Homes sold for a median of $320 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly French; also Bearville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside French. 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)193 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Range Regional Airport (HIB)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN187 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL481 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of French; 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.
French had 552 residents in the 2020 census, up 56% since 2000.
It’s the 902nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
St. Louis County grew from 82,932 residents in 1900 to 200,231 in 2020.
St. Louis County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average -4°F. About 24.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing Ap, MN weather station (22 miles away).
84,223 jobs at 5,360 businesses in St. Louis County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in French.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Chiropractors | 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.
Parks (1 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 Bearville.
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.