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Welcome to Maple Plain ...

The city of Maple Plain is located in Hennepin County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Maple Plain: Maple Pln.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Maple Plain has a population of 2,116 people<2> (see below for details).

Maple Plain is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Maple Plain: 763

The ZIP codes for Maple Plain: 55359, 55592-55593<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Maple Plain had an population of 2,116 people. This is an increase of 19.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Maple Plain had a population of 1,768 people. This makes Maple Plain the county's 34th most populous community.

The population of Maple Plain represents 0.03% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 274th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,768 people, the population of Maple Plain decreased 15.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,088 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Maple Plain.

Websites for Maple Plain ...

Official Website: www.mapleplain.com/

Communities near Maple Plain ...

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

  • Minneapolis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Brooklyn Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Minnetonka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edina is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <5>
  • Saint Louis Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Shakopee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooklyn Center
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Maple Plain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maple Plain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple Plain ...

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

Adding Maple Plain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maple Plain 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 (so far) for Maple Plain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Maple Plain post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maple Plain.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Maple Plain.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple Plain - 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 Maple Plain). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Maple Plain or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Maple Plain includes: 55359, 55592 & 55593.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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