Underwood City is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, home to about 461 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56586.
Homes sold for a median of $268 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population461781 per sq mi
Median home value$187,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$268Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Underwood City, part in Sverdrup and Maine
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Underwood City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Underwood City
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)161 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hector International Airport (FAR)62 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN156 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL510 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Underwood City; 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
Underwood City had 356 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1140th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Otter Tail County grew from 45,375 residents in 1900 to 60,081 in 2020.
Otter Tail 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 27 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fergus Falls, MN weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Otter Tail County
18,813 jobs at 1,730 businesses in Otter Tail 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 Underwood City.
Nearest hospitals
Perham HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Perham21.8 miles
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Elbow Lake23.6 miles
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit LakesGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Detroit Lakes33.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Chiropractors
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.
Schools in Underwood City
Public schools here are run by Underwood Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Underwood ElementaryUnderwood
Pre-K–6
282
Public
3.4 mi
Underwood SecondaryUnderwood
5–12
272
Public
3.4 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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