Northeast St. Louis UT is a community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, home to about 222 people across 740 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55723, 55731 and 55790.
Homes sold for a median of $307 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population2220 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$307Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Greenwood Township (St. Louis County); part is in Northeast St. Louis UT
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Northeast St. Louis UT. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Northeast St. Louis UT
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)217 miles away
Closer regional airport
Range Regional Airport (HIB)55 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN211 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL467 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Northeast St. Louis UT; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Northeast St. Louis UT
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (R)
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
Northeast St. Louis UT had 305 residents in the 2020 census, up 72% since 2000.
It’s the 1765th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
St. Louis County grew from 82,932 residents in 1900 to 200,231 in 2020.
St. Louis 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -7°F. About 31.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 65 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ely, MN weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in St. Louis County
84,223 jobs at 5,360 businesses in St. Louis County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
68 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Northeast St. Louis UT’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Ely - Bloomenson Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ely2.4 miles
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Aurora29.7 miles
Essentia Health VirginiaGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Virginia38.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
18
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
16
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
11
Mental health providers
6
Physical and occupational therapists
8
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
6
Pharmacies
5
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 Northeast St. Louis UT
Parks (4 nearby)
Hidden Valley Recreation Area · 379 acres5.6 mi
Whiteside Park · 6 acres3.2 mi
Semer's Park · 3 acres2.2 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Ely Northland Market3.5 mi
Zup's3.7 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Essentia3.7 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Ely Public Library2.8 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Ely-Winton History Museum4.0 mi
Dorothy Molter Museum4.2 mi
Counts are within about 8 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by St. Louis County School District, Ely Public School District, Vermilion Country School and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(8)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
North Woods ElementaryCook
Pre-K–6
234
Public
39.4 mi
Tower-Soudan ElementaryTower
Pre-K–6
95
Public
17.3 mi
Washington ElementaryEly
Pre-K–5
201
Public
3.0 mi
Memorial Middle SchoolEly
6–8
146
Public
3.0 mi
North Woods SecondaryCook
7–12
245
Public
39.4 mi
Vermilion Country SchoolTower
7–12
50
Charter
17.8 mi
Ely ISD 696 Credit RecoveryEly
9–12
1
Alternative Education
3.0 mi
Memorial High SchoolEly
9–12
181
Public
3.0 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 Ely, Morse Township (St. Louis County), Greenwood Township (St. Louis County), Fall Lake, Cook, Owens, Tower, Eagles Nest, Field, Beatty, Vermilion Lake, Breitung, Crystal Bay, Birch Lake UT, Northeast Itasca UT, Angora, Stony River, Linden Grove, Bearville, Carpenter, Pike, Morcom, Lake No. 1 UT, Winton and Northwest St. Louis UT.
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