Minnesota · Census place 2751388
Pipestone, Minnesota
Pipestone is a city in Pipestone County, Minnesota with an estimated 4,034 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 179th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,034
- #179 of 357 in Minnesota
- Change since 2020
- -4.1%
- -171 people
- Land area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Density
- 972 / sq mi
- State median 1,692
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Pipestone population, 2020 to 2024
Pipestone lost 171 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.1%. In the latest year it moved by -63.
Pipestone covers 4.15 square miles of land, for 972 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so Pipestone is less dense than the typical town.
What county Pipestone is in
All of Pipestone's residents live in Pipestone County, which had 9,100 residents in 2024. Pipestone holds 44.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Pipestone
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Pipestone by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 56164. 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 Pipestone is
The Census internal point of Pipestone is at 43.995900, -96.311100. Saint Paul, the capital, is 171.5 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Luverne, MN (4,941 people), 24.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 37.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.995900, -96.311100
- DMS
- 43°59'45.24"N 96°18'39.96"W
- UTM
- 14N 715597.9E 4874932.8N
- Geohash
- 9zgd23hqs
- Plus code
- 86M5XMWQ+9H
Daylight in Pipestone
At 44.00° N, Pipestone gets about 15 h 29 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 53 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 36 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Pipestone
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Edgerton, 12.3 miles away, with 1,231 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Pipestone, MN?
4,034 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 171 (4.1%) from 4,205 in July 2020.
What county is Pipestone in?
Pipestone County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Pipestone?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 56164.
How far is Pipestone from Saint Paul?
171.5 miles (276.0 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Pipestone.
What is the nearest larger city to Pipestone?
Luverne, MN, with 4,941 residents, 24.2 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.