Woods is a township in Chippewa County, Minnesota, home to about 193 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56252 and 56282.
Homes sold for a median of $119 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Kerkhoven City; part is in Woods
Mostly Raymond City (Kandiyohi County); part is in Woods
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Woods. 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)102 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN99 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL444 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Woods; 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.
Woods had 205 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 1886th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Chippewa County grew from 12,499 residents in 1900 to 12,598 in 2020.
Chippewa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 29.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Willmar 5n, MN weather station (11 miles away).
4,524 jobs at 372 businesses in Chippewa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Woods’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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)
Libraries (2 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerkhoven SecondaryKerkhoven | 7–12 | 382 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| KMS Learning CenterKerkhoven | 7–12 | — | Alternative Education | 4.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kerkhoven City, Raymond City (Kandiyohi County), Pillsbury, Edwards, St. Johns, Holland Township, Lone Tree, Hayes, Whitefield, Mamre and Raymond City (Chippewa County).
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.