Sumner is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, home to about 501 people across 38 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55975 and 55976.
Homes sold for a median of $153 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Spring Valley City; part is in Sumner
Mostly Stewartville; part is in Sumner
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sumner. 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)87 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Rochester International Airport (RST)12 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN89 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL274 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sumner; 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.
Sumner had 482 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 1060th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Fillmore County grew from 28,238 residents in 1900 to 21,228 in 2020.
Fillmore County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 37.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Meadow, MN weather station (8 miles away).
4,608 jobs at 577 businesses in Fillmore County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
35 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sumner’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 12 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Stewartville Public School District, Southern MN Education Consortium, Kingsland Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Education CenterStewartville | Pre-K | 41 | Special Education | 8.1 mi |
| First Step - KingslandSpring Valley | Pre-K | 9 | Special Education | 4.0 mi |
| Kingsland Elementary SchoolSpring Valley | Pre-K–6 | 306 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Bonner ElementaryStewartville | K–2 | 411 | Public | 7.4 mi |
| Enrich KingslandSpring Valley | K–12 | 10 | Special Education | 4.0 mi |
| Bear Cave Intermediate SchoolStewartville | 3–5 | 436 | Public | 8.9 mi |
| Stewartville MiddleStewartville | 6–8 | 480 | Public | 8.0 mi |
| Kingsland Junior/Senior High SchoolSpring Valley | 7–12 | 218 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Stewartville Senior HighStewartville | 9–12 | 608 | Public | 7.9 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 Stewartville, Spring Valley City, High Forest, Spring Valley Township, Rochester, Pleasant Grove, Rock Dell, Bloomfield, Forestville, Frankford, York and Beaver Township (Fillmore 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.