Wright City is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, home to about 96 people across 1.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55798.
Homes sold for a median of $334 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Wright City, part in Lakeview and Beseman
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wright City. 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)124 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL425 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wright City; 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.
Wright City had 168 residents in the 2020 census, up 81% since 2000.
It’s the 2361st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Carlton County grew from 10,017 residents in 1900 to 36,207 in 2020.
Carlton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average -3°F. About 31.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 59 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wright 3 E, MN weather station (3 miles away).
7,855 jobs at 708 businesses in Carlton 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 1 mile 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 Lakeview, Beseman, North Carlton UT, Haugen, Eagle and Prairie Lake.
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