Milan is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota, home to about 564 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56262.
Homes sold for a median of $57 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Milan; also Big Bend and Kragero
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Milan. 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)130 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)64 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN127 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL468 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Milan; 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.
Milan had 428 residents in the 2020 census, up 31% since 2000.
It’s the 958th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Chippewa County grew from 12,499 residents in 1900 to 12,598 in 2020.
Chippewa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 27.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Milan 1nw, MN weather station (3 miles away).
4,524 jobs at 372 businesses in Chippewa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Big Bend, Kragero, West Bank and Edison.
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.