{"id":4946,"date":"2023-07-01T22:32:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T22:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4946"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:17:26","slug":"fillmore-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/fillmore-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Fillmore County, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fillmore County is a county in Minnesota, United States, part of the Rochester metropolitan area in the bluff country of the state’s southeast corner. It had a population of 21,228 at the 2020 census and covers 861 square miles (2,230 km2) of land centred near 43\u00b041\u2032N 92\u00b005\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Preston is the county seat, and its postal code is 55965. The county contains 13 incorporated cities and 16 unincorporated communities spread across 23 organized townships, and it sits entirely in the Central time zone. Its FIPS code is 27045.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Fillmore County<\/h2>\n

Fillmore County has 13 incorporated cities — every municipality in Minnesota is chartered as a “city” regardless of size — plus 16 unincorporated communities scattered through its townships. Chatfield straddles the Fillmore–Olmsted county line, with most of the city and its population sitting in Olmsted County.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Preston<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nPreston<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55965<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Valley<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nSpring Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55975<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rushford<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55971<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rushford Village<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55971<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harmony<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nHarmony<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55939<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chatfield<\/td>\nCity (part)<\/td>\nChatfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55923<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lanesboro<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wykoff<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55990<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mabel<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55954<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nCanton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55922<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fountain<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nFountain<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55935<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peterson<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55962<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ostrander<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whalan<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forestville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nForestville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fillmore<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nFillmore<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nNewburg<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
York<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nYork<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bratsberg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cherry Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clear Grit<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elliota<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Etna<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Granger<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenleafton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hamilton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Henrytown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highland<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lenora<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prosper<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Fillmore County has 23 organized townships. Populations are omitted where not verified against a current source.<\/p>\n

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Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Preston<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPreston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSpring Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harmony<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHarmony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chatfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nChatfield (part)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCanton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fountain<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nFountain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forestville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nForestville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fillmore<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nFillmore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newburg<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nNewburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
York<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nYork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amherst<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arendahl<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beaver<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloomfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bristol<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carimona<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carrolton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holt<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norway<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pilot Mound<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preble<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sumner<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n