Wood Lake Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, home to about 222 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56245 and 56297.
Homes sold for a median of $105 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population2226 per sq mi
Median home value$248,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$105Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months
ZIP codes in Wood Lake Township
2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Hanley Falls, MN56245Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Mostly Hanley Falls; part is in Wood Lake Township
Mostly Wood Lake City; part is in Wood Lake Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wood Lake Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Wood Lake Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)115 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)81 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN114 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL441 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Wood Lake Township; 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.
Population over time
Wood Lake Township had 214 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1765th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Yellow Medicine County grew from 14,602 residents in 1900 to 9,528 in 2020.
Yellow Medicine County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 28.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Granite Falls, MN weather station (12 miles away).
Jobs in Yellow Medicine County
3,603 jobs at 324 businesses in Yellow Medicine County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
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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.