Turtle Creek is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, home to about 236 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56443.
Homes sold for a median of $201 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population2367 per sq mi
Median home value$302,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$201Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Turtle Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Turtle Creek
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)114 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN108 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL458 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Turtle Creek; 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
Turtle Creek had 270 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 1700th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Todd County grew from 22,214 residents in 1900 to 25,262 in 2020.
Todd 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 27.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Falls 2nne, MN weather station (19 miles away).
Jobs in Todd County
6,073 jobs at 579 businesses in Todd County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Turtle Creek.
Nearest hospitals
Lakewood Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Staples12.0 miles
Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Long Prairie19.3 miles
St. Gabriels HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Little Falls20.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
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.
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