Wahkon is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, home to about 258 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56386.
Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Wahkon; also Isle Harbor and South Harbor
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wahkon. 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)86 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN80 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL413 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wahkon; 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.
Wahkon had 235 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 1608th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Mille Lacs County grew from 8,066 residents in 1900 to 26,459 in 2020.
Mille Lacs County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 28.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Isle 12n, MN weather station (14 miles away).
8,011 jobs at 742 businesses in Mille Lacs 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Isle Harbor, South Harbor and Isle.
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.