Sandsville is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, home to about 82 people across 27 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56710 and 56762.
Homes sold for a median of $102 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population823 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$102Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sandsville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sandsville
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)289 miles away
Closer regional airport
Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN283 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL629 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sandsville; 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
Sandsville had 47 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 2431st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Polk County grew from 35,429 residents in 1900 to 31,192 in 2020.
Polk 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average -5°F. About 23 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Argyle, MN weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Polk County
8,944 jobs at 733 businesses in Polk County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
16 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sandsville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
North Valley Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Warren5.1 miles
Altru HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Grand Forks24.9 miles
Unity Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Grafton28.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
2
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 Sandsville
Libraries
Warren Public Library4.8 mi
Museums
Marshall County Historical5.0 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School Dist.. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Warren ElementaryWarren
Pre-K–5
316
Public
5.0 mi
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo SecondaryWarren
6–12
273
Public
5.0 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 Warren City, Alvarado, McCrea, Comstock Township, Tabor, Vega, Warrenton, Farley, Angus, Northland Township (Polk County), Boxville, Brislet, Brandt, Oak Park, Helgeland and Bloomer.
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