Wagner is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, home to about 448 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55735.
Homes sold for a median of $284 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Pine Lake Township (Pine County); part is in Wagner
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wagner. 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)93 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)56 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL399 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wagner; 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.
Wagner had 335 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1161st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Aitkin County grew from 6,743 residents in 1900 to 15,697 in 2020.
Aitkin 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 2°F. About 33.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sandstone 6 W, MN weather station (7 miles away).
3,632 jobs at 415 businesses in Aitkin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wagner.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
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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 East Central School District, Hinckley-Finlayson School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| East Central Early ChildhoodFinlayson | Pre-K–K | — | Public | 5.1 mi |
| East Central ElementaryFinlayson | Pre-K–6 | 391 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Finlayson ElementaryFinlayson | Pre-K–6 | 58 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Crossroads Area Learning CenterFinlayson | 7–12 | 32 | Alternative Education | 5.1 mi |
| East Central Senior SecondaryFinlayson | 7–12 | 309 | Public | 5.1 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 Pine Lake Township (Pine County), Finlayson Township, Finlayson City, Bremen and Williams Township.
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