Oak Valley is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, home to about 323 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56453 and 56527.
Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population3239 per sq mi
Median home value$204,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$177Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Oak Valley. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Getting around
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Around Oak Valley
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)136 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN130 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL482 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Oak Valley; 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.
Population over time
Oak Valley had 363 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 1417th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Otter Tail County grew from 45,375 residents in 1900 to 60,081 in 2020.
Otter Tail 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 78°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 29.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wadena 3 S, MN weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Otter Tail County
18,813 jobs at 1,730 businesses in Otter Tail County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Astera HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wadena8.1 miles
Lakewood Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Staples17.1 miles
Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Long Prairie28.4 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Oak Valley
Grocery stores
Walmart Supercenter8.0 mi
Libraries
Wadena City Library7.2 mi
Museums
Wadena County Historical Society7.7 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
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