Minnesota · Census place 2731562

Jackson, Minnesota

Jackson is a city in Jackson County, Minnesota with an estimated 3,252 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 206th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,252; #206 of 357 in Minnesota
Change since 2020: -2.1%; -69 people
Land area: 5.2 sq mi; + 0.03 sq mi water
Density: 627 / sq mi; State median 1,692

Orange pin: Jackson. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

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Jackson population, 2020 to 2024

Jackson lost 69 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.1%. In the latest year it moved by -15.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,320. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Jackson covers 5.19 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 627 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so Jackson is less dense than the typical town.

What county Jackson is in

All of Jackson's residents live in Jackson County, which had 9,861 residents in 2024. Jackson holds 33.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Jackson

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Jackson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 56143. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Jackson is

The Census internal point of Jackson is at 43.625700, -94.988600. Saint Paul, the capital, is 130.9 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Spirit Lake, IA (5,548 people), 15.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 87.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 43.625700, -94.988600
DMS: 43°37'32.52"N 94°59'18.96"W
UTM: 15N 339565.3E 4832222.8N
Geohash: 9zu2nmz6j
Plus code: 86M7J2G6+7H

Daylight in Jackson

At 43.63° N, Jackson gets about 15 h 26 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 56 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Jackson

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Lakefield, 9.7 miles away, with 1,710 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson, MN?

3,252 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 69 (2.1%) from 3,321 in July 2020.

What county is Jackson in?

Jackson County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Jackson?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 56143.

How far is Jackson from Saint Paul?

130.9 miles (210.7 km) in a straight line, heading NE from Jackson.

What is the nearest larger city to Jackson?

Spirit Lake, IA, with 5,548 residents, 15.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.