Jeffers is a city in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, home to about 368 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56145.
Mostly Jeffers; also Amboy Township and Storden Township
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)110 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)86 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL408 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Jeffers; 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.
Jeffers had 349 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1313th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Cottonwood County grew from 12,069 residents in 1900 to 11,517 in 2020.
Cottonwood County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 31.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Windom, MN weather station (14 miles away).
5,046 jobs at 325 businesses in Cottonwood 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.
Museums
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 Amboy Township, Storden Township, Dale and Delton.
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.