Maine Prairie is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, home to about 1,965 people across 62 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55353, and parts of 55382, 55389 and 56320 are in Maine Prairie too.
Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Maine Prairie; also Kingston and Kimball City
Mostly Fair Haven; part is in Maine Prairie
Mostly Forest Prairie; part is in Maine Prairie
Mostly Cold Spring; part is in Maine Prairie
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Maine Prairie. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)62 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL411 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Maine Prairie; 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.
Maine Prairie had 1,886 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 342nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Stearns County grew from 44,464 residents in 1900 to 158,292 in 2020.
Stearns County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 30.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kimball 3n, MN weather station (about a mile away).
84,123 jobs at 4,474 businesses in Stearns County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Maine Prairie.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
|---|---|
| Chiropractors | 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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 5 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.
Public schools here are run by Kimball Public School District, Rum River Special Education Coop, St. Cloud Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball ElementaryKimball | Pre-K–5 | 346 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Rum River NorthMilaca | Pre-K–12 | 97 | Special Education | 42.7 mi |
| Kimball SecondaryKimball | 6–12 | 413 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| ALC - KimballKimball | 7–12 | — | Alternative Education | 2.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Cold Spring, Wakefield, Collegeville, Fair Haven, Southside, Forest Prairie, Watkins, Kingston, Kimball City, Lynden, Rockville, Luxemburg, French Lake, St. Augusta, South Haven, Forest City and Clearwater Township.
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