RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Minnesota >> Stearns County >> FreeportIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Minnesota

The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota





Welcome to Freeport ...

The city of Freeport is located in Stearns County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freeport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Freeport has a population of 671 people<2> (see below for details).

Freeport is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Freeport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Freeport: 320

The ZIP code for Freeport: 56331<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Freeport had an population of 671 people. This is an increase of 6.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 47.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Freeport had a population of 632 people. This makes Freeport the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Freeport represents 0.01% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 458th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 632 people, the population of Freeport increased 39.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 454 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Freeport.

Communities Also Named Freeport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Freeport - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Freeport.

Communities near Freeport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Freeport.

  • Saint Joseph
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sauk Centre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cold Spring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <5>
  • Melrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Albany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Paynesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Paynesville is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paynesville <5>
  • Avon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holdingford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdingford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdingford
    • Holdingford is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdingford <5>
  • Upsala
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Freeport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freeport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Freeport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freeport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeport. See our Newspapers Page for Freeport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freeport ...

Looking for more information about Freeport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Freeport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Freeport.

Adding Freeport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freeport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Freeport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Freeport post office opened in 1881.

We also found Freeport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freeport.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freeport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Stearns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Freeport.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freeport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Freeport). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Freeport or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025