Ransom is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, home to about 198 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56117 and 56168.
Homes sold for a median of $119 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Bigelow City; part is in Ransom
Mostly Rushmore; part is in Ransom
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ransom. 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)153 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN154 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL426 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ransom; 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.
Ransom had 203 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 1863rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Nobles County grew from 14,932 residents in 1900 to 22,290 in 2020.
Nobles County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 30.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 45 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Worthington 2 Nne, MN weather station (9 miles away).
8,853 jobs at 574 businesses in Nobles County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ransom’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
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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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4 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 Rushmore, Bigelow City, Bigelow Township, Dewald, Summit Lake, Little Rock, Larkin and Olney.
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.