Port Hope is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, home to about 516 people across 29 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56601 and 56683.
Homes sold for a median of $174 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population51618 per sq mi
Median home value$315,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$174Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Port Hope. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Port Hope
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)202 miles away
Closer regional airport
Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF)73 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN195 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL528 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Port Hope; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Port Hope
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (R)
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
Port Hope had 745 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.
It’s the 1032nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Beltrami County grew from 11,030 residents in 1900 to 46,228 in 2020.
Beltrami 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 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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cass Lake, MN weather station (16 miles away).
Jobs in Beltrami County
16,073 jobs at 1,250 businesses in Beltrami County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
662 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Port Hope’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Bemidji8.9 miles
Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cass Lake16.4 miles
Red Lake HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Redlake23.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
57
Specialist doctors
105
Dentists
37
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
116
Mental health providers
233
Physical and occupational therapists
68
Optometrists
20
Chiropractors
26
Pharmacies
20
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 Port Hope
Parks (2 nearby)
Three Island Lake County Park · 233 acres2.1 mi
Grocery stores
Newby's Market5.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Biblioteket3.3 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Bemidji Regional Interdist. Council, Bemidji Public School District, Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(22)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bemidji Regional Interdist. CouncilBemidji
Pre-K
22
Special Education
10.9 mi
Horace May ElementaryBemidji
Pre-K–3
300
Public
13.1 mi
J.W. Smith ElementaryBemidji
Pre-K–3
238
Public
9.4 mi
Lincoln ElementaryBemidji
Pre-K–3
320
Public
9.8 mi
Northern ElementaryBemidji
Pre-K–3
282
Public
6.4 mi
Paul Bunyan CenterBemidji
Pre-K
118
Public
10.1 mi
Aurora Waasakone Community of LearnBemidji
K–8
133
Charter
8.3 mi
North Country Voc. Coop. Ctr.Bemidji
K–12
—
Career and Technical
8.1 mi
Schoolcraft Learning CommunityBemidji
K–8
192
Charter
12.1 mi
First City SchoolBemidji
3–12
48
Alternative Education
10.5 mi
Gene Dillon Elementary SchoolBemidji
4–5
667
Public
11.8 mi
Bemidji Area Learning CenterBemidji
5–12
—
Alternative Education
11.7 mi
Bemidji MiddleBemidji
6–8
967
Public
10.1 mi
Bemidji Middle ALPBemidji
6–8
1
Alternative Education
10.1 mi
Lakeside Learning CenterBemidji
6–12
7
Special Education
10.1 mi
Trek North Middle SchoolBemidji
6–8
109
Charter
9.6 mi
Voyageurs Expeditionary MSBemidji
6–8
44
Charter
8.1 mi
Oshki Manidoo CenterBemidji
7–12
4
Alternative Education
10.2 mi
Bemidji Senior HighBemidji
9–12
1,537
Public
11.7 mi
Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALCBemidji
9–12
85
Alternative Education
11.7 mi
Treknorth High SchoolBemidji
9–12
144
Charter
9.6 mi
Voyageurs Expeditionary SchoolBemidji
9–12
83
Charter
8.1 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Heartland Christian AcademyBemidji
Pre-K–11
58
Christian (no specific denomination)
7.2 mi
St Mark Lutheran SchoolBemidji
K–8
24
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
9.4 mi
Kingdom Builders Christian SchoolBemidji
4–12
33
Christian (no specific denomination)
10.6 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 Bemidji City, Northern, Bemidji Township, Grant Valley, Eckles, Frohn, Turtle Lake Township (Beltrami County), Helga, Turtle River, Liberty Township (Beltrami County), Rockwood Township (Hubbard County), Hagali, Wilton City, Farden, Sugar Bush Township (Beltrami County), Tenstrike, Turtle River City, Nebish and O'Brien.
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