Hay Lake UT is a community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, home to about 90 people across 30 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55732 and 55792.
Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population903 per sq mi
Median home value$168,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$139Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hay Lake UT. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Hay Lake UT
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)193 miles away
Closer regional airport
Range Regional Airport (HIB)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN187 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL460 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hay Lake UT; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Hay Lake UT
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
Hay Lake UT had 97 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 2391st 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 78°F in summer, and winter lows average -7°F. About 28.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Embarrass, MN weather station (7 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
221 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hay Lake UT’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Aurora8.6 miles
Essentia Health VirginiaGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Virginia10.2 miles
Cook HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cook22.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
14
Specialist doctors
22
Dentists
17
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
48
Mental health providers
65
Physical and occupational therapists
43
Optometrists
6
Chiropractors
6
Pharmacies
7
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 Hay Lake UT
Grocery stores
Super One5.0 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Northland Learning Center, Rock Ridge Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(10)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
NLC 6076 Special Education ProgramVirginia
Pre-K–12
64
Special Education
11.1 mi
Parkview ElementaryVirginia
Pre-K–2
336
Public
10.4 mi
North Star ElementaryVirginia
3–6
389
Public
10.2 mi
NLC 6076 ALC ProgramVirginia
7–12
48
Alternative Education
11.1 mi
Rock Ridge High SchoolVirginia
7–12
1,048
Public
11.5 mi
Rock Ridge High School ALPVirginia
7–12
27
Alternative Education
11.4 mi
NLC 6076 Credit RecoveryVirginia
9–12
—
Alternative Education
11.1 mi
Rock Ridge ISD 2909 Credit RecoveryVirginia
9–12
—
Alternative Education
11.4 mi
St. Louis County ISD 2142 Credit ReVirginia
9–12
—
Alternative Education
9.9 mi
NLC 6076 Transition ProgramVirginia
12
25
Special Education
10.0 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Marquette Catholic SchoolVirginia
Pre-K–8
185
Roman Catholic
10.1 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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