Nickerson is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, home to about 256 people across 74 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55712, and parts of 55749 and 55756 are in Nickerson too.
Homes sold for a median of $205 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Nickerson; also Partridge and Bruno Township
Mostly Holyoke; part is in Nickerson
Mostly Kerrick Township; part is in Nickerson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Nickerson. 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)105 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN99 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL393 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Nickerson; 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.
Nickerson had 162 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1617th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Pine County grew from 11,546 residents in 1900 to 28,876 in 2020.
Pine County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 33.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 64 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bruno 7ene, MN weather station (2 miles away).
6,406 jobs at 627 businesses in Pine 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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Moose Lake Township (Carlton County), Kerrick Township, Holyoke, Partridge, Clear Creek UT, Bruno Township, Norman Township (Pine County), Fleming Township (Pine County), Kerrick City, Park and Bruno City.
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.