Morton is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, home to about 384 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56270.
Homes sold for a median of $116 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Morton; also Sherman and Beaver Falls
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Morton. 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)91 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)83 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN90 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL415 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Morton; 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.
Morton had 410 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1286th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Renville County grew from 23,693 residents in 1900 to 14,723 in 2020.
Renville County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 28.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Redwood Falls Muni Ap, MN weather station (3 miles away).
4,140 jobs at 474 businesses in Renville 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 Morton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
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 Sherman, Beaver Falls, Paxton and Birch Cooley.
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.