Welcome to Northfield ...

The city of Northfield is primarily located in Rice County<1>. A portion of Northfield extends into Dakota County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Northfield has a population of 20,774 people<2> (see below for details).

Northfield is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Northfield is within the (507) area code.

The ZIP code for Northfield: 55057<4>

Websites for Northfield ...

Official Website:   www.ci.northfield.mn.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.northfieldchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Northfield had an population of 20,774 people. This is an increase of 3.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northfield had a population of 20,007 people (or 31.19% of the total population of Rice County). This makes Northfield the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Northfield represents 0.38% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 55th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,007 people, the population of Northfield increased 16.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 17,147 people).

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

Communities Also Named Northfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Northfield - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (3), Quebec, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Northfield ...

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

• Lakeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lakeville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <5>
• Apple Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <5>
• Faribault
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faribault
  • Faribault is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faribault <5>
• Farmington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Elko New Market
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
  • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
• Lonsdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
  • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <5>
• Cannon Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
  • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <5>
• Kenyon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
  • Kenyon is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenyon <5>
• Hampton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Elko
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
  • Elko is located in Scott County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <5>

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 Northfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northfield. 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 Northfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Northfield. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Northfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northfield ...

Looking for more information about Northfield? 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 Northfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Northfield.

Adding Northfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northfield 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 Northfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Northfield post office opened in 1856.

We also found Northfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Northfield: www.ci.northfield.mn.us/

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

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