Lake Stay is a township in Lincoln County, Minnesota, home to about 165 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56113.
Mostly Lake Stay; also Arco and Marshfield
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)150 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)58 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN149 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL464 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Stay; 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 Stay had 137 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 2007th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Lincoln County grew from 8,966 residents in 1900 to 5,640 in 2020.
Lincoln County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 29.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marshall, MN weather station (21 miles away).
1,176 jobs at 183 businesses in Lincoln 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.
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 Arco, Marshfield, Diamond Lake and Island Lake Township (Lyon 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.