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Welcome to Crystal Bay ...

Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Crystal Bay is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Crystal Bay: 952

The ZIP code for Crystal Bay: 55323<3>

Communities Also Named Crystal Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Crystal Bay - they are located in Nevada and Ontario.

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

Communities near Crystal Bay ...

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

  • Minneapolis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bloomington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
  • Brooklyn Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
    • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <4>
  • Maple Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
  • Minnetonka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
    • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <4>
  • Edina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
    • Edina is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
  • Saint Louis Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal Bay ...

Looking for more information about Crystal Bay? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crystal Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crystal Bay.

Adding Crystal Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crystal Bay 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 Crystal Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crystal Bay post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystal Bay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Hennepin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Crystal Bay). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crystal Bay or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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