Porter is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, home to about 191 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56280.
Homes sold for a median of $83 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Porter; also Wergeland and Alta Vista
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Porter. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)145 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN143 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL469 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Porter; 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.
Porter had 166 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 1893rd 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).
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 (7 miles away).
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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Wergeland, Alta Vista and Marble.
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