Town guide

Ravenna, Minnesota

Ravenna is a township in Dakota County, Minnesota, home to about 2,092 people across 20 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55033 and 55089.

Homes sold for a median of $213 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population2,092104 per sq mi
Median home value$443,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$213Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking16%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Ravenna

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Ravenna

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN21 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL326 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Ravenna; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Ravenna

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

Ravenna had 2,354 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 322nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Dakota County grew from 21,733 residents in 1900 to 439,882 in 2020.

Ravenna population by census2000: 2,355, 2010: 2,336, 2020: 2,3542,35520002,33620102,3542020

Dakota County, 1900–2020

Dakota County population, 1900 to 20201900: 21,733, 1910: 25,171, 1920: 28,967, 1930: 34,592, 1940: 39,660, 1950: 49,019, 1960: 78,303, 1970: 139,808, 1980: 194,279, 1990: 275,227, 2000: 355,904, 2010: 398,552, 2020: 439,88222K’00’1029K’20’3040K’40’5078K’60’70194K’80’90356K’00’10440K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 33.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RavennaJan: high 24°F, low 6°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 29°F, low 9°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 22°F, 1.8 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 36°F, 3.1 in; May: high 69°F, low 48°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 59°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 61°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 53°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 40°F, 2.6 in; Nov: high 43°F, low 27°F, 1.7 in; Dec: high 30°F, low 14°F, 1.2 in24°6°Jan0.929°9°Feb0.941°22°Mar1.856°36°Apr3.169°48°May4.379°59°Jun4.983°63°Jul4.481°61°Aug4.273°53°Sep3.259°40°Oct2.643°27°Nov1.730°14°Dec1.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hastings Dam 2, MN weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Dakota County

185,426 jobs at 10,964 businesses in Dakota County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Dakota CountyRetail trade: 26,772 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 22,622 jobs; Manufacturing: 18,762 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 15,869 jobs; Finance and insurance: 14,663 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 12,868 jobs; Construction: 12,402 jobs; Wholesale trade: 11,227 jobsRetail trade 14% Health care and social assistance 12% Manufacturing 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Finance and insurance 8% Transportation and warehousing 7% Construction 7% Wholesale trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

227 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ravenna’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cannon Falls15.5 miles
  • River Falls Area HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · River Falls16.3 miles
  • M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Woodbury16.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors37
Specialist doctors14
Dentists19
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants30
Mental health providers59
Physical and occupational therapists42
Optometrists6
Chiropractors20
Pharmacies6

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 Ravenna

Parks (27 nearby)

  • Vermillion River Linear Park · 107 acres1.2 mi
  • Veterans Athletic Complex · 55 acres1.6 mi
  • C P Adams Park · 41 acres2.2 mi
  • Vermillion Falls Park · 30 acres1.6 mi
  • Old Mill Park · 21 acres1.7 mi
  • Lions Park · 17 acres2.9 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Coburn's0.9 mi
  • Spiral Food Co-op2.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Pleasant Hill Library3.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Hastings Arts Center2.8 mi
  • Rotary Pavilion3.1 mi

Counts are within about 3 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.

Schools in Ravenna

Public schools here are run by Hastings Public School District, Intermediate School District 917. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (15)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hastings Early Child Special Ed.HastingsPre-K100Special Education3.0 mi
Tilden Community PreschoolHastingsPre-K35Public3.0 mi
Christa McAuliffe ElementaryHastingsK–4470Public3.0 mi
Kennedy ElementaryHastingsK–4461Public2.3 mi
Pinecrest ElementaryHastingsK–4436Public2.4 mi
Special ServicesHastingsK–82Special Education2.5 mi
Hastings Middle SchoolHastings5–81,183Public2.5 mi
HOA Middle SchoolHastings5–8—Public2.5 mi
917 New ChanceHastings6–123Alternative Education3.4 mi
917 Riverside SchoolHastings6–1217Alternative Education3.4 mi
Allina Hastings PHPHastings6–12—Alternative Education3.4 mi
Hastings Alternative CenterHastings9–1232Alternative Education3.6 mi
Hastings High SchoolHastings9–121,301Public3.6 mi
HOA High SchoolHastings9–1213Public3.6 mi
StaarsHastings128Special Education3.0 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Elizabeth Ann Seton SchoolHastingsPre-K–8183Roman Catholic2.6 mi
Pine Harbor Christian AcademyHastingsK–8149Christian (no specific denomination)6.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) 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 Hastings, Red Wing, Cottage Grove, Denmark, Marshan, Nininger, Vermillion Township, Welch, Vasa, Douglas, Miesville and Hastings City.

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