Lake Sarah is a township in Murray County, Minnesota, home to about 308 people across 32 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56132, and parts of 56172 are in Lake Sarah too.
Homes sold for a median of $188 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Lake Sarah; also Custer and Garvin
Mostly Slayton; part is in Lake Sarah
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lake Sarah. 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)135 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN135 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL438 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Sarah; 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 Sarah had 282 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 1459th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Murray County grew from 11,911 residents in 1900 to 8,179 in 2020.
Murray 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 29.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tracy, MN weather station (8 miles away).
2,175 jobs at 269 businesses in Murray 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.
Parks (1 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Slayton, Slayton Township, Mason, Custer, Garvin, Monroe, Fenton, Leeds, Lime Lake and Iona Township (Murray County).
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.