McDonaldsville is a township in Norman County, Minnesota, home to about 132 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56510.
Homes sold for a median of $82 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1324 per sq mi
Median home value$162,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$82Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside McDonaldsville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around McDonaldsville
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)234 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hector International Airport (FAR)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN228 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL579 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of McDonaldsville; 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
McDonaldsville had 165 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 2177th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Norman County grew from 15,045 residents in 1900 to 6,441 in 2020.
Norman 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 -4°F. About 25.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ada, MN weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Norman County
1,206 jobs at 175 businesses in Norman County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
20 doctors and other health care providers list an office in McDonaldsville.
Nearest hospitals
Essentia Health AdaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ada3.7 miles
Sanford HillsboroCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hillsboro22.2 miles
Fargo Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fargo30.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Physical and occupational therapists
9
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
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 McDonaldsville
Libraries
Ada Public Library4.4 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Ada-Borup-West Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ada-Borup-West ElementaryAda
Pre-K–5
370
Public
3.9 mi
Ada-Borup-West SecondaryAda
6–12
335
Public
3.8 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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