Prosper is a township in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, home to about 94 people across 13 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56686.
Homes sold for a median of $246 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Zippel; part is in Prosper
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Prosper. 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)283 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Falls International Airport (INL)73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN277 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL597 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Prosper; 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.
Prosper had 122 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 2373rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Lake of the Woods County grew from 4,194 residents in 1930 to 3,763 in 2020.
Lake of the Woods County, 1930–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average -6°F. About 25.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Camp Norris Dnr, MN weather station (17 miles away).
1,352 jobs at 154 businesses in Lake of the Woods 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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Zippel, Williams City, McDougald, Wheeler, Myhre, Wabanica, Potamo, Chilgren and Lakewood Township.
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.