Lake Johanna is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, home to about 169 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56316.
Homes sold for a median of $107 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Brooten; part is in Lake Johanna
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lake Johanna. 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)102 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN98 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL450 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Johanna; 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.
Lake Johanna had 124 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 1994th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Pope County grew from 12,577 residents in 1900 to 11,308 in 2020.
Pope 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 1°F. About 31.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New London, MN weather station (16 miles away).
3,137 jobs at 323 businesses in Pope 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 Lake Johanna.
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 (2 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 4 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.
Public schools here are run by Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School Dist. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa ElementaryBrooten | Pre-K–5 | 294 | Public | 0.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Brooten, North Fork, Norway Lake, Crow Lake, Bangor, Raymond Township and Grove Lake.
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