Ihlen is a city in Pipestone County, Minnesota, home to about 91 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56140, and parts of 56144 are in Ihlen too.
Homes sold for a median of $166 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Ihlen
Mostly Jasper City (Pipestone County); part is in Ihlen
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ihlen. 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)171 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN171 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL462 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ihlen; 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.
Ihlen had 61 residents in the 2020 census, down 43% since 2000.
It’s the 2387th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Pipestone County grew from 9,264 residents in 1900 to 9,424 in 2020.
Pipestone County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 28.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pipestone, MN weather station (10 miles away).
3,196 jobs at 312 businesses in Pipestone County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Jasper City (Pipestone County), Eden Township (Pipestone County), Rose Dell, Elmer Township (Pipestone County), Springwater, Jasper City (Rock County) and Trosky.
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.