Little Sand Lake UT is a community in Itasca County, Minnesota, home to about 235 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55709 and 55775.
Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population2357 per sq mi
Median home value$282,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$208Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Little Sand Lake UT. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Little Sand Lake UT
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)167 miles away
Closer regional airport
Range Regional Airport (HIB)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN161 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL468 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Little Sand Lake UT; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Little Sand Lake UT
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
Little Sand Lake UT had 344 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1708th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Itasca County grew from 4,573 residents in 1900 to 45,014 in 2020.
Itasca 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 29.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 60 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Rpds Forest Lab, MN weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Itasca County
13,380 jobs at 1,175 businesses in Itasca County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Little Sand Lake UT’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Grand Rapids12.9 miles
Range Regional Health ServicesGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hibbing19.2 miles
Essentia Health Deer RiverCritical access hospital · emergency room · Deer River23.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Chiropractors
2
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 Little Sand Lake UT
Libraries (2 nearby)
Marble Public Library1.6 mi
Calumet Library2.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
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Shares ZIP codes with Coleraine, Trout Lake, Balsam Township (Itasca County), Bovey, Greenway, Lone Pine, Lawrence Township (Itasca County), Taconite, Northeast Itasca UT, Nashwauk and Goodland.
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.