Town guide

Pike Bay, Minnesota

Pike Bay is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, home to about 1,811 people across 22 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56633.

Homes sold for a median of $105 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population1,81181 per sq mi
Median home value$151,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$105Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Pike Bay

1 ZIP code

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Around Pike Bay

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)183 miles away
Closer regional airportBrainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)69 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN177 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL511 miles away

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

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

Who represents Pike Bay

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

Pike Bay had 1,713 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 372nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Cass County grew from 7,777 residents in 1900 to 30,066 in 2020.

Pike Bay population by census2000: 1,643, 2010: 1,610, 2020: 1,7131,64320001,61020101,7132020

Cass County, 1900–2020

Cass County population, 1900 to 20201900: 7,777, 1910: 11,620, 1920: 15,897, 1930: 15,591, 1940: 20,646, 1950: 19,468, 1960: 16,720, 1970: 17,323, 1980: 21,050, 1990: 21,791, 2000: 27,150, 2010: 28,567, 2020: 30,0668K’00’1016K’20’3021K’40’5017K’60’7021K’80’9027K’00’1030K’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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -4°F. About 26.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Pike BayJan: high 18°F, low -4°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 24°F, low 0°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 15°F, 1.2 in; Apr: high 51°F, low 29°F, 2 in; May: high 65°F, low 42°F, 2.9 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 53°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 58°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 56°F, 3.1 in; Sep: high 68°F, low 47°F, 2.9 in; Oct: high 52°F, low 34°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 36°F, low 20°F, 1.3 in; Dec: high 23°F, low 6°F, 1 in18°-4°Jan0.824°0°Feb0.737°15°Mar1.251°29°Apr2.065°42°May2.975°53°Jun4.179°58°Jul3.777°56°Aug3.168°47°Sep2.952°34°Oct2.836°20°Nov1.323°6°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cass Lake, MN weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Cass County

7,493 jobs at 891 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cass CountyHotels and restaurants: 1,783 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,477 jobs; Retail trade: 1,066 jobs; Other services: 529 jobs; Manufacturing: 505 jobs; Construction: 476 jobs; Administrative and support: 423 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 296 jobsHotels and restaurants 24% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 14% Other services 7% Manufacturing 7% Construction 6% Administrative and support 6% Real estate and rentals 4%

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

Health care

71 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pike Bay.

Nearest hospitals

  • Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cass Lake2.3 miles
  • Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Bemidji17.1 miles
  • St. Josephs Area Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Rapids36.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors11
Specialist doctors2
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants15
Mental health providers25
Physical and occupational therapists7
Optometrists4

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 Pike Bay

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Forrest E. Villier Memorial Park · 7 acres1.9 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Leech Lake Market2.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Cass Lake Library2.0 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Cass Lake Museum2.1 mi

Counts are within about 3 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 Pike Bay

Public schools here are run by Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cass Lake-Bena ElementaryCass LakePre-K–4450Public2.1 mi
Cass Lake-Bena Middle SchoolCass Lake5–8312Public0.4 mi
Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.Cass Lake7–1294Alternative Education2.0 mi
Cass Lake-Bena SecondaryCass Lake9–12263Public0.4 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 Ten Lake, Cass Lake, Wilkinson, Farden, Leech Lake, Otter Tail Peninsula, North Cass UT and North Central Cass UT.

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