Town guide

Greenwood City, Minnesota

Greenwood City is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, home to about 699 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55331.

Homes sold for a median of $273 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population6991,942 per sq mi
Median home value$1,240,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$273Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking28%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Greenwood City

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Greenwood City

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN16 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL364 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Greenwood City; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Greenwood City

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

Greenwood City had 726 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 815th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

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

Greenwood City population by census2000: 729, 2010: 688, 2020: 726729200068820107262020

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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 33 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 55 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Greenwood CityJan: high 22°F, low 6°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 27°F, low 9°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 40°F, low 22°F, 1.6 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 35°F, 3.2 in; May: high 68°F, low 47°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 58°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 60°F, 4.8 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 51°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 38°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 25°F, 1.7 in; Dec: high 27°F, low 12°F, 1.2 in22°6°Jan0.927°9°Feb0.940°22°Mar1.655°35°Apr3.268°47°May4.477°58°Jun4.481°62°Jul3.979°60°Aug4.871°51°Sep3.357°38°Oct2.741°25°Nov1.727°12°Dec1.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chanhassen Wsfo, MN weather station (4 miles 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

142 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Greenwood City.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Francis Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Shakopee9.7 miles
  • Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Saint Louis Park10.8 miles
  • Ridgeview Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Waconia11.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors10
Specialist doctors7
Dentists14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants15
Mental health providers40
Physical and occupational therapists17
Optometrists2
Chiropractors37
Pharmacies2

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 Greenwood City

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Excelsior Commons · 13 acres0.7 mi
  • Manitou Park · 10 acres0.8 mi
  • Badger Park · 9 acres0.4 mi
  • Pleasant Park · 3 acres0.9 mi
  • Herman Field Park · 2 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Kowalski's Market0.5 mi
  • Cub Foods0.5 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Cub Pharmacy0.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Excelsior Library0.6 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Museum0.6 mi
  • Museum of Lake MInnetonka0.7 mi
  • Minnesota Streetcar Museum0.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Old Log Theatre1.3 mi
  • Chanhassen Dinner Theatre3.5 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Greenwood City

Public schools here are run by Minnetonka Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Deephaven Education CenterExcelsiorPre-K85Special Education3.1 mi
Excelsior ElementaryExcelsiorK–5707Public0.5 mi
Minnewashta ElementaryExcelsiorK–5880Public1.8 mi
Minnetonka West MiddleExcelsior6–81,297Public1.0 mi
Shorewood Education CenterShorewood1235Special Education2.5 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Our Savior SchoolExcelsiorPre-K–K8Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod0.4 mi
St John the Baptist Catholic Montessori SchoolExcelsiorPre-K–859Roman Catholic1.0 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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Shares ZIP codes with Shorewood, Chanhassen, Excelsior, Victoria, Deephaven, Tonka Bay, Minnetrista and Laketown.

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