Greenwood Township (St. Louis County) is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, home to about 975 people across 58 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55790, and parts of 55723 are in Greenwood Township (St. Louis County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $339 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population97517 per sq mi
Median home value$493,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$339Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking7%Latest 3 months
ZIP codes in Greenwood Township (St. Louis County)
Part is in Greenwood Township (St. Louis County), part in Cook and Owens
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Greenwood Township (St. Louis County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Greenwood Township (St. Louis County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)207 miles away
Closer regional airport
Range Regional Airport (HIB)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN201 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL471 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Greenwood Township (St. Louis County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Greenwood Township (St. Louis County)
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (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
Greenwood Township (St. Louis County) had 1,041 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 608th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average -7°F. About 28.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 69 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tower 2s, MN weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in St. Louis County
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).
Health care
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Greenwood Township (St. Louis County).
Nearest hospitals
Cook HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cook16.7 miles
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Aurora20.8 miles
Ely - Bloomenson Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ely21.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
1
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 Greenwood Township (St. Louis County)
Parks (2 nearby)
Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park · 1,316 acres3.9 mi
Breitung Monument Park · 17 acres3.9 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Zup's2.5 mi
Soudan's Only Store3.7 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by St. Louis County School District, Vermilion Country School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Tower-Soudan ElementaryTower
Pre-K–6
95
Public
2.4 mi
Vermilion Country SchoolTower
7–12
50
Charter
2.2 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 Cook, Owens, Tower, Field, Beatty, Vermilion Lake, Breitung, Northeast Itasca UT, Angora, Linden Grove, Bearville, Carpenter, Pike, Morcom, Northeast St. Louis UT and Northwest St. Louis UT.
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