Scandia Valley is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, home to about 1,427 people across 69 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56443, and parts of 56466 are in Scandia Valley too.
Homes sold for a median of $201 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population1,42721 per sq mi
Median home value$363,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$201Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Scandia Valley, part in Becker Township (Cass County) and Motley City (Morrison County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Scandia Valley. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Scandia Valley
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)114 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN108 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL458 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Scandia Valley; 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
Scandia Valley had 1,315 residents in the 2020 census, up 22% since 2000.
It’s the 443rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Morrison County grew from 22,891 residents in 1900 to 34,010 in 2020.
Morrison 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 27 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gull Lake Dam, MN weather station (17 miles away).
Jobs in Morrison County
8,532 jobs at 933 businesses in Morrison 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 Scandia Valley.
Nearest hospitals
Lakewood Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Staples11.2 miles
Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Long Prairie21.0 miles
St. Gabriels HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Little Falls21.1 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Becker Township (Cass County), Motley City (Morrison County), May Township (Cass County), Cushing, Villard Township, Turtle Creek, Meadow Brook, Fawn Lake, Motley Township, Moose Lake Township (Cass County), Byron Township (Cass County) and Motley City (Cass County).
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