Hayes is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, home to about 175 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56252, 56271 and 56289.
Homes sold for a median of $175 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Kerkhoven City; part is in Hayes
Part is in Hayes, part in Murdock and Dublin
Mostly Norway Lake; part is in Hayes
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hayes. 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)106 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN103 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL449 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hayes; 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.
Hayes had 223 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1962nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Swift County grew from 13,503 residents in 1900 to 9,838 in 2020.
Swift 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 1°F. About 29.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Willmar 5n, MN weather station (14 miles away).
3,382 jobs at 301 businesses in Swift County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hayes’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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)
Libraries (2 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 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murdock ElementaryMurdock | Pre-K–6 | 395 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Kerkhoven SecondaryKerkhoven | 7–12 | 382 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| KMS Learning CenterKerkhoven | 7–12 | — | Alternative Education | 3.0 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 Kerkhoven City, Murdock, Dublin, Pillsbury, Louriston, Norway Lake, Arctander, Woods, Sunburg, Kildare, Kerkhoven Township, Cashel, Colfax, De Graff and Mamre.
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.