Town guide

Leavenworth, Minnesota

Leavenworth is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, home to about 291 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56085 and 56087.

Homes sold for a median of $99 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population2918 per sq mi
Median home value$246,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$99Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking30%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Leavenworth

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Leavenworth. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Leavenworth

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)88 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN89 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL396 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Leavenworth; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Leavenworth

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Leavenworth had 271 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.

It’s the 1494th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Brown County grew from 19,787 residents in 1900 to 25,912 in 2020.

Leavenworth population by census2000: 336, 2010: 287, 2020: 271336200028720102712020

Brown County, 1900–2020

Brown County population, 1900 to 20201900: 19,787, 1910: 20,134, 1920: 22,421, 1930: 23,428, 1940: 25,544, 1950: 25,895, 1960: 27,676, 1970: 28,887, 1980: 28,645, 1990: 26,984, 2000: 26,911, 2010: 25,893, 2020: 25,91220K’00’1022K’20’3026K’40’5028K’60’7029K’80’9027K’00’1026K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 29.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LeavenworthJan: high 23°F, low 4°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 28°F, low 8°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 40°F, low 21°F, 1.6 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 33°F, 3.1 in; May: high 69°F, low 46°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 57°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 48°F, 2.9 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 36°F, 2 in; Nov: high 42°F, low 23°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 28°F, low 11°F, 0.8 in23°4°Jan0.728°8°Feb0.840°21°Mar1.656°33°Apr3.169°46°May4.379°57°Jun4.682°60°Jul4.080°57°Aug3.574°48°Sep2.960°36°Oct2.042°23°Nov1.428°11°Dec0.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield 1 Nw, MN weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Brown County

12,995 jobs at 786 businesses in Brown County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Brown CountyManufacturing: 2,928 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,188 jobs; Retail trade: 1,634 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,305 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,123 jobs; Educational services: 659 jobs; Wholesale trade: 481 jobs; Finance and insurance: 452 jobsManufacturing 23% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 13% Transportation and warehousing 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Educational services 5% Wholesale trade 4% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

36 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Leavenworth’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Sleepy Eye Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sleepy Eye3.8 miles
  • New Ulm Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · New Ulm15.9 miles
  • Mayo Clinic Health System St.. JamesCritical access hospital · emergency room · St. James21.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Specialist doctors3
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants9
Mental health providers1
Physical and occupational therapists8
Optometrists1
Chiropractors5
Pharmacies2

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.

Places in and around Leavenworth

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Eagles Park · 13 acres3.3 mi
  • Prairieview Park · 10 acres3.2 mi
  • Allison Park · 9 acres3.8 mi
  • Burnside Park · 8 acres3.8 mi
  • South Park · 2 acres3.6 mi

Grocery stores

  • Schutz Family Foods4.4 mi
  • Schutz Family Foods4.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Randy's Family Drug & Gift3.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Dyckman Free Library3.7 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Sleepy Eye Depot Museum3.9 mi

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.

Schools in Leavenworth

Public schools here are run by Sleepy Eye Public School District, Springfield Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Sleepy Eye ElementarySleepy EyePre-K–6324Public3.5 mi
Springfield ElementarySpringfieldPre-K–6339Public9.7 mi
Sleepy Eye Sec.Sleepy Eye7–12238Public3.5 mi
Springfield SecondarySpringfield7–12314Public9.7 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Mary's Catholic School K-12Sleepy EyePre-K–12257Roman Catholic4.2 mi
St Raphael Elementary SchoolSpringfieldPre-K–659Roman Catholic9.4 mi
Grace Lutheran SchoolSleepy Eye1–813Other Lutheran3.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Home, Burnstown, Prairieville, North Star Township (Brown County), Stark, Sundown, Albin, Bashaw, Eden Township (Brown County), Sigel, Evan, Brookville, Stately and Cobden.

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.