Leech Lake is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, home to about 595 people across 24 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56461, 56484 and 56633.
Homes sold for a median of $193 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population59525 per sq mi
Median home value$257,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$193Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Leech Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Leech Lake
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)175 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)62 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN169 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL505 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Leech Lake; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Leech Lake
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (R)
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
Leech Lake had 437 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 922nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Cass County grew from 7,777 residents in 1900 to 30,066 in 2020.
Cass County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 28.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Walker, MN weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Cass County
7,493 jobs at 891 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
104 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Leech Lake’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cass Lake11.1 miles
Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Bemidji23.0 miles
St. Josephs Area Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Rapids29.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
15
Specialist doctors
3
Dentists
11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
22
Mental health providers
33
Physical and occupational therapists
13
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
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.
Places in and around Leech Lake
Grocery stores
Laporte Grocery & Meats5.7 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools, Laporte Public School District, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(10)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cass Lake-Bena ElementaryCass Lake
Pre-K–4
450
Public
10.9 mi
Laporte ElementaryLaporte
Pre-K–5
146
Public
5.9 mi
W.H.A. ElementaryWalker
Pre-K–6
369
Public
9.1 mi
Up North Learning CenterWalker
K–12
13
Special Education
11.1 mi
Cass Lake-Bena Middle SchoolCass Lake
5–8
312
Public
9.2 mi
Laporte Middle SchoolLaporte
6–8
80
Public
5.9 mi
Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.Cass Lake
7–12
94
Alternative Education
10.8 mi
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.Walker
7–12
317
Public
9.1 mi
Cass Lake-Bena SecondaryCass Lake
9–12
263
Public
9.2 mi
Laporte SecondaryLaporte
9–12
106
Public
5.9 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Immanuel Lutheran SchoolWalker
K–8
42
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
12.9 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 Pike Bay, Lakeport, Walker, Ten Lake, Turtle Lake Township (Cass County), Cass Lake, Shingobee, Guthrie, Helga, Wilkinson, Hart Lake, Farden, Hendrickson, Schoolcraft, Lake Alice, Pine Lake Township (Cass County), Lake Hattie, Otter Tail Peninsula, Steamboat River, Laporte, North Cass UT, North Central Cass UT and Thorpe.
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