mental health in Owatonna, minnesota: the lines, the local numbers, and where to look
Owatonna: 26,626 people in july 2024[1], up 0.8 percent since the 2020 census while minnesota grew 1.5 percent, 71.1 percent of Steele County. ZIP 55060. 3 psychiatric prescribers with an office in the city; 23 counted in ZIP codes starting 550, at 15.6 prescriptions per patient against 15.1 for the state. the rest of this page is the Owatonna version of every number we could source; what we could not verify on 2026-09-24 says so.
if it is bad right now
- 988: call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org.
- emergency: 911.
- Steele County mobile crisis team: number on the dhs county list for adults and for children.
not verified today: mn.gov returned a bot check on 2026-09-24, so the Steele County number is linked, not printed. the links are the ones the minnesota department of health gives on its help in a crisis page.
Owatonna in numbers
the census bureau's five estimates for Owatonna run 26,412 in 2020, 26,445 in 2021, 26,522 in 2022, 26,570 in 2023 and 26,626 in 2024[1]: up 0.2 percent in the latest year, with the high point in 2024 and the low in 2020. Steele County as a whole had 37,434 people in 2024. Steele County is outside the seven-county metropolitan area minnesota statute names[7].
| population, july 2024[1] | 26,626 |
| 2020 census base[1] | 26,424 |
| Steele County, july 2024[1] | 37,434 |
| ZIP codes inside the city, largest land share first[2] | 55060 |
| psychiatrists prescribing to medicare, ZIP codes starting 550[3] | 23 |
psychiatrists with a practice address in Owatonna
3 psychiatric prescribers list a 2024 medicare practice address in ZIP 55060[3], 0.4 percent of the 718 in minnesota. 3 of the 3 had eleven or more medicare patients, which is the line cms draws before it publishes totals. fewer than five counted, so no city rate is shown: with numbers that small a rate would describe individual doctors, and the ZIP-area row below is the smallest honest unit.
how the psychiatrists around Owatonna prescribe
in 2024, the 23 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 550 with eleven or more medicare patients wrote 15.6 prescriptions per medicare patient: about 4 percent more prescriptions per patient than minnesota psychiatrists as a whole (15.1) and about 12 percent more than psychiatrists nationally (14.0).[3] the 23 of them saw 2,078 medicare patients that year, about 90 each against 93 for the average minnesota psychiatrist. drug cost per patient came to $1,811, 4 percent below the state's $1,893. for patients over 65, antipsychotic prescriptions per patient ran 2.7 here, 2.5 across minnesota and 2.1 nationally. medicare only, and not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
| ZIP codes starting 550 | minnesota | united states | |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychiatrists counted | 23 | 532 | 31,123 |
| medicare patients | 2,078 | 49,591 | 2,797,644 |
| prescriptions per patient | 15.6 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| antipsychotic prescriptions per patient over 65 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| drug cost per patient | $1,811 | $1,893 | $1,757 |
what drug companies paid the psychiatrists near Owatonna
pre-filled with 55060[2]; the button reads the 2024 open payments file for ZIP codes starting 550 in your browser. legal, mostly meals, proof of nothing: how to read it.
your ZIP goes from your browser to the federal Open Payments database and nowhere else. we do not store it or log it.
the state's count, in one line for Owatonna
14.3 suicides per 100,000 minnesotans in 2025, preliminary[4]; 21.2 in entirely rural counties, 12.8 in the twin cities metro group, and Owatonna is outside the statutory metro. 53,325 988 contacts statewide in 2023, 6 percent of calls passed to a mobile team[5]. the brief, the 988 summary and the winter evidence: minnesota page.
therapists in Owatonna
not verified today: we hold no checked list of therapists or clinics for Owatonna and will not print one we have not checked.
paying for care: medical assistance and minnesotacare are at mn.gov/dhs (income limits not quoted: same bot check, 2026-09-24). the sliding-scale checker and therapy cost calculator work anywhere.
the other 166 hours in Owatonna
the lines above are for the worst hour. veisund is for the rest of the week in Owatonna: post what is going on under a handle you pick, and people who have been through it answer. free, no ads, not a crisis service, not therapy.
questions people ask
Who do I call in a mental health crisis in Owatonna?
988 by call or text (or chat at 988lifeline.org), 911 for an emergency, and the Steele County mobile crisis team, whose number is on the Minnesota DHS county list linked at the top of this page. That list could not be read by our tools on 2026-09-24, which is why the Steele number is linked rather than printed.
How many people live in Owatonna, Minnesota?
26,626 at the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, up 0.8 percent from the 2020 census base of 26,424, which is 71.1 percent of Steele County's 37,434. Steele County is outside the seven-county metropolitan area Minnesota law defines.
How do psychiatrists near Owatonna prescribe compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In the 2024 Medicare Part D file, the 23 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 550 with eleven or more Medicare patients wrote 15.6 prescriptions per patient, against 15.1 for Minnesota psychiatrists as a whole and 14.0 nationally; drug cost per patient was $1,811 in the area, $1,893 statewide and $1,757 nationally. Medicare only, not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
Can I see whether a psychiatrist near Owatonna was paid by a drug company?
Yes: the lookup above is pre-filled with 55060, the ZIP covering the largest part of Owatonna, and reads the 2024 Open Payments file for ZIP codes starting 550 when you press the button. Legal, and not proof of anything.
nearby
Lakeville · Cottage Grove · Inver Grove Heights · Rosemount · all minnesota cities
sources
- Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 Minnesota: Owatonna city and Steele County rows. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2024/cities/totals/sub-est2024_27.csv
- Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place file: Owatonna. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_place20_natl.txt
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider 2024: ZIP codes starting 550, Minnesota, nation. https://data.cms.gov/provider-summary-by-type-of-service/medicare-part-d-prescribers/medicare-part-d-prescribers-by-provider
- MDH Data Brief: Suicide Rate up 4% in 2025. https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/suicide/documents/2025suicidedatabrief.pdf
- MDH, Minnesota 988 Lifeline 2023 Summary. https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/suicide/documents/lifelinesum23.pdf
- DHS adult crisis contacts, Steele County row (not readable 2026-09-24). https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/health-care/mental-health/resources/crisis-contacts.jsp
- Minn. Stat. 473.121. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/473.121
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