Waskish is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, home to about 97 people across 65 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56685.
Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Waskish; also Upper Red Lake UT
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Waskish. 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)236 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Falls International Airport (INL)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN230 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL550 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Waskish; 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.
Waskish had 95 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 2355th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Beltrami County grew from 11,030 residents in 1900 to 46,228 in 2020.
Beltrami 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 -6°F. About 26.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waskish 4ne, MN weather station (4 miles away).
16,073 jobs at 1,250 businesses in Beltrami 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 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 Upper Red Lake UT.
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