Vivian is a township in Waseca County, Minnesota, home to about 156 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56068 and 56091.
Homes sold for a median of $112 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Minnesota Lake City (Faribault County); part is in Vivian
Mostly Waldorf; part is in Vivian
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Vivian. 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)74 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW)55 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL339 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Vivian; 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.
Vivian had 229 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 2053rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Waseca County grew from 14,760 residents in 1900 to 18,968 in 2020.
Waseca County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 34.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wells, MN weather station (10 miles away).
4,108 jobs at 426 businesses in Waseca County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Vivian’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
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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.
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Minnesota Lake City (Faribault County), Danville, Waldorf, Minnesota Lake Township, Freedom, Wilton Township and Minnesota Lake City (Blue Earth 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.