Southside is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, home to about 1,360 people across 24 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55302 and 55382.
Homes sold for a median of $257 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1,36056 per sq mi
Median home value$431,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$257Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Southside. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Southside
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)55 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN50 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL403 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Southside; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Southside
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 6th DistrictTom Emmer (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
Southside had 1,526 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 467th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Wright County grew from 29,157 residents in 1900 to 141,337 in 2020.
Wright 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 3°F. About 30.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kimball 3n, MN weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Wright County
42,944 jobs at 3,680 businesses in Wright County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
48 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Southside’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Buffalo HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Buffalo16.6 miles
Centracare Health - MonticelloCritical access hospital · emergency room · Monticello19.9 miles
St. Cloud Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · St.. Cloud19.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Dentists
5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
10
Mental health providers
10
Physical and occupational therapists
13
Optometrists
2
Chiropractors
4
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 Southside
Parks (2 nearby)
Fair Haven Park · 3 acres3.0 mi
Fair Haven Mill Park · 1 acres2.7 mi
Libraries
Annandale Public Library3.4 mi
Kimball Public Library5.9 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Annandale Public School District, Meeker and Wright Special Education. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Annandale Elementary SchoolAnnandale
Pre-K–5
929
Public
3.8 mi
Sholund School for GirlsAnnandale
5–12
8
Alternative Education
4.6 mi
Annandale Middle SchoolAnnandale
6–8
466
Public
3.5 mi
Annandale Senior HighAnnandale
9–12
611
Public
4.0 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 Annandale, Corinna, Fair Haven, Albion, French Lake, Lynden, Clearwater Township, Kingston, South Haven, St. Augusta and Maine Prairie.
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