Webster is a township in Rice County, Minnesota, home to about 1,747 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55088, and parts of 55046 and 55057 are in Webster too.
Homes sold for a median of $245 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Webster; also Cedar Lake and New Market
Mostly Lonsdale; part is in Webster
Mostly Northfield; part is in Webster
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Webster. 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)28 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL337 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Webster; 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.
Webster had 1,777 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 385th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Rice County grew from 26,080 residents in 1900 to 67,097 in 2020.
Rice 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 35.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Faribault, MN weather station (12 miles away).
25,126 jobs at 1,600 businesses in Rice 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 Webster.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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 Northfield, Lonsdale, Northfield City, Bridgewater, Greenvale, Forest, Cedar Lake, Waterford, Northfield Township, Wheatland, Sciota, New Market and Erin.
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.