Harvey is a township in Meeker County, Minnesota, home to about 437 people across 38 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55355 and 56243.
Homes sold for a median of $143 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Litchfield; part is in Harvey
Mostly Grove City; part is in Harvey
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Harvey. 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)68 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL413 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Harvey; 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.
Harvey had 377 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 1181st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Meeker County grew from 17,753 residents in 1900 to 23,400 in 2020.
Meeker County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 30 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Litchfield, MN weather station (2 miles away).
6,775 jobs at 606 businesses in Meeker County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
82 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Harvey’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 8 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 8 |
| Mental health providers | 26 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 13 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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 (8 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (3 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.
Public schools here are run by Litchfield Public School District, A.C.G.C. Public School District, Meeker and Wright Special Education. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Early Childhood SpecialLitchfield | Pre-K | 42 | Special Education | 2.3 mi |
| Lake Ripley ElementaryLitchfield | K–4 | 568 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Acgc Elementary Grades 5 and 6Grove City | 5–6 | 134 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield | 5–8 | 494 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| A.C.G.C. SecondaryGrove City | 7–12 | 390 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Wings Alternative ProgramLitchfield | 7–12 | 16 | Alternative Education | 3.4 mi |
| Litchfield Senior HighLitchfield | 9–12 | 448 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Litchfield Area Learning ProgramLitchfield | 10–12 | 14 | Alternative Education | 2.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of St PhilipLitchfield | K–5 | 52 | Roman Catholic | 2.2 mi |
| Riverview Christian SchoolGrove City | 1–12 | 33 | Mennonite | 10.8 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 Litchfield, Greenleaf, Grove City, Litchfield Township, Forest City, Swede Grove, Darwin Township, Union Grove, Acton, Ellsworth Township, Cedar Mills Township and Danielson.
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.