Prairie View is a township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, home to about 214 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56514 and 56579.
Homes sold for a median of $132 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2146 per sq mi
Median home value$328,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$132Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Rothsay City (Wilkin County); part is in Prairie View
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Prairie View. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Prairie View
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)192 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hector International Airport (FAR)32 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN186 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL540 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Prairie View; 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
Prairie View had 228 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1799th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Wilkin County grew from 8,080 residents in 1900 to 6,506 in 2020.
Wilkin 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 24.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rothsay, MN weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Wilkin County
1,638 jobs at 145 businesses in Wilkin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Prairie View’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
St. Francis Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Breckenridge23.3 miles
Essentia HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Fargo27.8 miles
Sanford Medical Center FargoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fargo28.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
2
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
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.
Places in and around Prairie View
Libraries
Barnesville Public Library;Barnesville City Library5.4 mi
Museums
Fire Museum5.3 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Barnesville Public School Dist., Rothsay Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Barnesville Elementary SchoolBarnesville
Pre-K–6
490
Public
5.1 mi
Rothsay ElementaryRothsay
Pre-K–6
194
Public
8.1 mi
Barnesville High SchoolBarnesville
7–12
380
Public
5.2 mi
Rothsay SecondaryRothsay
7–12
140
Public
8.1 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 Barnesville, Humboldt Township, Rothsay City (Wilkin County), Atherton, Rothsay City (Otter Tail County), Barnesville Township, Elkton Township, Oscar, Akron Township (Wilkin County), Trondhjem, Alliance, Tansem, Skree, Tanberg, Meadows, Deerhorn and Manston.
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