Taconite is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, home to about 468 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55786, and parts of 55709 are in Taconite too.
Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Taconite
Part is in Taconite, part in Coleraine and Trout Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Taconite. 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)167 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Range Regional Airport (HIB)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN161 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL469 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Taconite; 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.
It’s the 1134th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Itasca County grew from 4,573 residents in 1900 to 45,014 in 2020.
Itasca County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 29.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 60 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Rpds Forest Lab, MN weather station (7 miles away).
13,380 jobs at 1,175 businesses in Itasca 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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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 Coleraine, Trout Lake, Balsam Township (Itasca County), Bovey, Greenway, Lawrence Township (Itasca County), Little Sand Lake UT and Northeast Itasca UT.
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.