Town guide

Norton, Minnesota

Norton is a township in Winona County, Minnesota, home to about 494 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55910, 55952 and 55969.

Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population49415 per sq mi
Median home value$405,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$139Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Norton

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Norton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Norton

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)86 miles away
Closer regional airportLa Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN85 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL263 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Norton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Norton

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

Norton had 523 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 1075th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Winona County grew from 35,686 residents in 1900 to 49,671 in 2020.

Norton population by census2000: 527, 2010: 490, 2020: 523527200049020105232020

Winona County, 1900–2020

Winona County population, 1900 to 20201900: 35,686, 1910: 33,398, 1920: 33,653, 1930: 35,144, 1940: 37,795, 1950: 39,841, 1960: 40,937, 1970: 44,409, 1980: 46,256, 1990: 47,828, 2000: 49,985, 2010: 51,461, 2020: 49,67136K’00’1034K’20’3038K’40’5041K’60’7046K’80’9050K’00’1050K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 35.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near NortonJan: high 23°F, low 8°F, 1.1 in; Feb: high 29°F, low 11°F, 1.1 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 25°F, 2 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 37°F, 3.7 in; May: high 69°F, low 50°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 59°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 64°F, 4 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 62°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 54°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 41°F, 2.5 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 28°F, 1.9 in; Dec: high 28°F, low 15°F, 1.2 in23°8°Jan1.129°11°Feb1.142°25°Mar2.056°37°Apr3.769°50°May4.679°59°Jun5.183°64°Jul4.080°62°Aug4.571°54°Sep3.757°41°Oct2.541°28°Nov1.928°15°Dec1.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Minnesota City Dam 5, MN weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Winona County

23,937 jobs at 1,145 businesses in Winona County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Winona CountyManufacturing: 5,606 jobs; Company headquarters: 3,213 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 3,160 jobs; Retail trade: 2,895 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,121 jobs; Educational services: 1,640 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,199 jobs; Other services: 794 jobsManufacturing 23% Company headquarters 13% Health care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 9% Educational services 7% Transportation and warehousing 5% Other services 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Norton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Winona Health ServicesGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Winona12.9 miles
  • St. Elizabeth Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wabasha22.0 miles
  • Olmsted Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rochester28.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists1

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 Norton

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Rollingstone Luxembourg Heritage Museum2.5 mi

Counts are within about 4 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.

Schools in Norton

Public schools here are run by Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist, Rollingstone Community School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lewiston-Altura ElementaryLewistonPre-K–5254Public7.8 mi
Rollingstone Community SchoolRollingstoneK–559Charter2.3 mi
Lewiston-Altura SecondaryLewiston6–12337Public7.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Immanuel Lutheran SchoolLewistonPre-K–8102Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod5.3 mi
St John's Evangelical Lutheran SchoolLewistonPre-K–868Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod7.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Lewiston, Rollingstone City, Utica Township, Altura, Warren Township, Mount Vernon, Whitewater, Hart, Elba Township, Elba City, Fremont, Rollingstone Township, Minneiska Township, Minneiska City (Wabasha County), Watopa and Minneiska City (Winona County).

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