Holmes City is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, home to about 670 people across 31 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56327, and parts of 56343 and 56349 are in Holmes City too.
Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Holmes City; also Moe and Nora Township (Pope County)
Mostly Kensington; part is in Holmes City
Mostly Lowry; part is in Holmes City
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Holmes City. 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)133 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN128 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL480 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Holmes City; 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.
Holmes City had 799 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 845th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Douglas County grew from 17,964 residents in 1900 to 39,006 in 2020.
Douglas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 26.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Glenwood 2wnw, MN weather station (12 miles away).
18,208 jobs at 1,394 businesses in Douglas 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 Holmes City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lowry, Kensington, Solem, Reno, Ben Wade, Moe, Nora Township (Pope County), Lake Mary, Farwell, Swan Lake and Land.
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.