Powers is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, home to about 858 people across 29 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56435 and 56452.
Homes sold for a median of $287 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Pine River Township; part is in Powers
Mostly Woodrow Township (Cass County); part is in Powers
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Powers. 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)150 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN144 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL482 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Powers; 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.
Powers had 811 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 682nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Cass County grew from 7,777 residents in 1900 to 30,066 in 2020.
Cass County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 28.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Walker, MN weather station (16 miles away).
7,493 jobs at 891 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Powers’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 6 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foothills Christian AcademyBackus | Pre-K–12 | 29 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 6.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data 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 Pine River Township, Woodrow Township (Cass County), Birch Lake, Ponto Lake, Hiram, Backus, Hackensack, Shingobee, Barclay, Deerfield Township (Cass County), McKinley Township, Bull Moose, Pine Lake Township (Cass County) and Turtle Lake Township (Cass 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.