Welch is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, home to about 774 people across 39 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55089.
Homes sold for a median of $238 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Red Wing; part is in Welch
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Welch. 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)31 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL318 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Welch; 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.
Welch had 854 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 755th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Goodhue County grew from 31,137 residents in 1900 to 47,582 in 2020.
Goodhue 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 6°F. About 32.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Red Wing Dam 3, MN weather station (6 miles away).
18,951 jobs at 1,294 businesses in Goodhue County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Welch.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
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| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
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 Red Wing, Vasa and Ravenna.
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.