Omro is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, home to about 54 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56218, 56220 and 56291.
Homes sold for a median of $88 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population541 per sq mi
Median home value$166,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$88Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Omro. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Omro
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)138 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)56 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN136 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL466 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Omro; 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
Omro had 127 residents in the 2020 census, down 31% since 2000.
It’s the 2553rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Yellow Medicine County grew from 14,602 residents in 1900 to 9,528 in 2020.
Yellow Medicine 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 27.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Canby, MN weather station (12 miles away).
Jobs in Yellow Medicine County
3,603 jobs at 324 businesses in Yellow Medicine County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
26 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Omro’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Johnson Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Dawson11.1 miles
Sanford Canby Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Canby12.6 miles
Madison HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Madison18.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
5
Specialist doctors
3
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
7
Optometrists
2
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
2
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.
Schools in Omro
Public schools here are run by Canby Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Canby ElementaryCanby
Pre-K–6
304
Public
12.4 mi
Canby SecondaryCanby
7–12
300
Public
12.6 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
School of St PeterCanby
Pre-K–6
40
Roman Catholic
12.3 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 Canby, Norman Township (Yellow Medicine County), Boyd, Hammer, Oshkosh, Taunton, Fortier, Ten Mile Lake, Marble, Maxwell, Eidsvold, Burton, Florida, Freeland, Alta Vista, Tyro, Baxter Township, Manfred, Camp Release and Limestone.
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