Sartell is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, home to about 17,545 people across 9.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56377, and parts of 56303 are in Sartell too.
Homes sold for a median of $167 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Sartell; also Sartell City and Le Sauk
Mostly St. Cloud; part is in Sartell
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)71 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL418 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sartell; 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.
Sartell had 17,220 residents in the 2020 census, up 126% since 2000.
It’s the 66th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Stearns County grew from 44,464 residents in 1900 to 158,292 in 2020.
Stearns County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 30 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rice, MN weather station (9 miles away).
84,123 jobs at 4,474 businesses in Stearns County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
355 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sartell.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 17 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 81 |
| Dentists | 29 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 79 |
| Mental health providers | 79 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 40 |
| Optometrists | 10 |
| Chiropractors | 20 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
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 (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 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.
Established in 1907.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Benton-Stearns Education District, Sartell-St. Stephen School District, St. Cloud Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton-Stearns Ed District ECSartell | Pre-K | 99 | Special Education | 0.9 mi |
| Oak Ridge Early Learning CenterSartell | Pre-K–K | 288 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Benton-Stearns Education - ASDSartell | K–12 | 12 | Special Education | 0.5 mi |
| Benton-Stearns Education PioneersSartell | K–6 | 8 | Special Education | 0.5 mi |
| Pine Meadow Primary SchoolSartell | 1–2 | 489 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Riverview Intermediate SchoolSartell | 3–5 | 914 | Public | 0.1 mi |
| Sartell MiddleSartell | 6–8 | 983 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| ALC - SartellSartell | 9–12 | 2 | Alternative Education | 0.5 mi |
| Sartell Senior HighSartell | 9–12 | 1,269 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Xavier SchoolSartell | Pre-K–5 | 183 | Roman Catholic | 0.6 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 St. Cloud, Sartell City, Le Sauk and Brockway.
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