Somerset is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, home to about 727 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56046, and parts of 55060 are in Somerset too.
Homes sold for a median of $159 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Somerset
Mostly Owatonna; part is in Somerset
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Somerset. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Rochester International Airport (RST)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL320 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Somerset; 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.
Somerset had 733 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 790th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Steele County grew from 16,524 residents in 1900 to 37,406 in 2020.
Steele County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 35.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Owatonna, MN weather station (2 miles away).
18,853 jobs at 1,024 businesses in Steele County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (31 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (21 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Owatonna, Owatonna Township, Meriden, Havana, Clinton Falls, Lemond, Merton, Aurora and Deerfield Township (Steele County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.