St. Johns is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, home to about 288 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56279 and 56282.
Homes sold for a median of $143 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population2889 per sq mi
Median home value$234,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$143Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Raymond City (Kandiyohi County); part is in St. Johns
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside St. Johns. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around St. Johns
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)98 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)65 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN95 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL438 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of St. Johns; 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
St. Johns had 418 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 1504th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Kandiyohi County grew from 18,416 residents in 1900 to 43,732 in 2020.
Kandiyohi 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 3°F. About 28.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Willmar Wwtp, MN weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Kandiyohi County
18,568 jobs at 1,416 businesses in Kandiyohi County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Willmar9.0 miles
Olivia Hospital & ClinicCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Olivia22.8 miles
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Shares ZIP codes with Raymond City (Kandiyohi County), Pennock, Mamre, Edwards, Willmar, Arctander, Holland Township, Lone Tree, Dovre, Woods, Whitefield and Raymond City (Chippewa 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.