Sand Lake UT is a community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, home to about 1,340 people across 94 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55703, and parts of 55710 are in Sand Lake UT too.
Homes sold for a median of $121 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1,34014 per sq mi
Median home value$263,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$121Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sand Lake UT. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sand Lake UT
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)197 miles away
Closer regional airport
Range Regional Airport (HIB)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN191 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL472 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sand Lake UT; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Sand Lake UT
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (R)
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
Sand Lake UT had 1,130 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 475th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
St. Louis County grew from 82,932 residents in 1900 to 200,231 in 2020.
St. Louis 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 77°F in summer, and winter lows average -5°F. About 27.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 61 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cook 8ne, MN weather station (14 miles away).
Jobs in St. Louis County
84,223 jobs at 5,360 businesses in St. Louis County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sand Lake UT.
Nearest hospitals
Cook HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cook10.6 miles
Essentia Health VirginiaGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Virginia12.6 miles
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Aurora22.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
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 Sand Lake UT
Parks (1 nearby)
Big Aspen Trail System · 3,674 acres2.7 mi
Grocery stores
Zup's10.2 mi
Counts are within about 6.5 miles of the center of town.
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