Hegbert is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, home to about 36 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56207 and 56208.
Homes sold for a median of $114 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population361 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$114Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
ZIP codes in Hegbert
2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Alberta, MN56207Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hegbert. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Hegbert
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)138 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)61 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN134 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL478 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hegbert; 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.
Population over time
Hegbert had 79 residents in the 2020 census, down 33% since 2000.
It’s the 2644th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 27.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Milan 1nw, MN weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Swift County
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).
Health care
15 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hegbert’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Appleton Area HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Appleton2.5 miles
Madison HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Madison17.7 miles
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 Hegbert
Parks (1 nearby)
Appleton Area Recreational Park · 343 acres1.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Appleton Public Library2.7 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lac qui Parle Valley Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Appleton-Milan ElementaryAppleton
Pre-K–4
230
Public
2.8 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 Appleton, Appleton Township, Edison, Alberta City, Synnes, Shible, Scott, Hantho, West Bank, Holloway, Fairfield Township (Swift County), Moyer and Pepperton.
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.