Irondale is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, home to about 1,203 people across 27 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56455, and parts of 56441 are in Irondale too.
Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Irondale; also Ironton and Riverton City
Mostly Crosby; part is in Irondale
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Irondale. 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)117 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN110 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL447 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Irondale; 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.
Irondale had 1,262 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 505th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Crow Wing County grew from 14,250 residents in 1900 to 66,123 in 2020.
Crow Wing 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 0°F. About 24.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brainerd Crow Wing Co Ap, MN weather station (9 miles away).
28,209 jobs at 2,283 businesses in Crow Wing County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Irondale.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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 (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (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 Crosby, Wolford, Ironton, Perry Lake, Mission, Fairfield Township (Crow Wing County), Crosslake, Riverton City and Trommald.
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.