Odessa Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, home to about 143 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56276, and parts of 56278 are in Odessa Township too.
Homes sold for a median of $132 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Population1434 per sq mi
Median home value$185,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$132Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Odessa Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Odessa Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)156 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN153 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL496 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Odessa Township; 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
Odessa Township had 140 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 2114th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Big Stone County grew from 8,731 residents in 1900 to 5,166 in 2020.
Big Stone 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 25.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Milbank, SD weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Big Stone County
1,372 jobs at 178 businesses in Big Stone 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
Ortonville Area Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ortonville5.4 miles
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Milbank13.4 miles
Appleton Area HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Appleton18.5 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Odessa Township
Parks (3 nearby)
Odessa City Park · 4 acres2.6 mi
Ortonville Athletic Field3.9 mi
Libraries
Ortonville City Public Library4.1 mi
Big Stone Branch Library4.4 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Big Stone County Historical Society Museum3.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ortonville, Big Stone, Otrey, Odessa City, Prior, Ortonville Township, Agassiz, Yellow Bank, Artichoke and Akron Township (Big Stone County).
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.