Kalevala is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, home to about 271 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55757, and parts of 55726 are in Kalevala too.
Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Kalevala; also Silver and Automba
Mostly Eagle; part is in Kalevala
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kalevala. 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)115 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN110 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL414 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kalevala; 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.
Kalevala had 304 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1561st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Carlton County grew from 10,017 residents in 1900 to 36,207 in 2020.
Carlton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 31.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moose Lake 1 Sse, MN weather station (9 miles away).
7,855 jobs at 708 businesses in Carlton 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Eagle, Cromwell City, North Carlton UT, Silver, Automba, Kettle River City and Split Rock.
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.