Litchfield Township is a township in Meeker County, Minnesota, home to about 786 people across 31 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55355 and 56243.
Homes sold for a median of $143 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population78625 per sq mi
Median home value$338,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$143Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Litchfield Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Litchfield Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)67 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN63 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL412 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Litchfield Township; 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.
Population over time
Litchfield Township had 828 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 743rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Meeker County grew from 17,753 residents in 1900 to 23,400 in 2020.
Meeker 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 30 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Litchfield, MN weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Meeker County
6,775 jobs at 606 businesses in Meeker County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
82 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Litchfield Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Meeker Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Litchfield1.1 miles
Hutchinson HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hutchinson18.1 miles
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 Litchfield Township
Parks (8 nearby)
Litchfield Sports Park · 51 acres1.5 mi
Prairie Park · 16 acres1.7 mi
Ladybird Park · 11 acres1.3 mi
Northside Park · 3 acres0.8 mi
South Park · 3 acres0.9 mi
Central Park · 3 acres0.9 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Family Market1.9 mi
Walmart Supercenter2.8 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Litchfield Public Library1.0 mi
Museums (3 nearby)
Meeker County Historical Society Museum1.0 mi
Meeker County Historical Society Museum1.0 mi
G.A.R Hall1.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Litchfield Public School District, A.C.G.C. Public School District, Meeker and Wright Special Education. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(8)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Litchfield Early Childhood SpecialLitchfield
Pre-K
42
Special Education
1.2 mi
Lake Ripley ElementaryLitchfield
K–4
568
Public
1.3 mi
Acgc Elementary Grades 5 and 6Grove City
5–6
134
Public
6.7 mi
Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield
5–8
494
Public
1.3 mi
A.C.G.C. SecondaryGrove City
7–12
390
Public
6.7 mi
Wings Alternative ProgramLitchfield
7–12
16
Alternative Education
2.2 mi
Litchfield Senior HighLitchfield
9–12
448
Public
1.3 mi
Litchfield Area Learning ProgramLitchfield
10–12
14
Alternative Education
1.3 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
School of St PhilipLitchfield
K–5
52
Roman Catholic
1.1 mi
Riverview Christian SchoolGrove City
1–12
33
Mennonite
11.8 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 Litchfield, Greenleaf, Grove City, Forest City, Swede Grove, Harvey, Darwin Township, Union Grove, Acton, Ellsworth Township, Cedar Mills Township and Danielson.
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