Around Prior Lake ...
For comparison, Prior Lake has a population of 27,300 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Prior Lake, with the nearest first.
- Credit River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shakopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eden Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elko New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
For more communities neighboring Prior Lake, please visit our County-by-County Page for Prior Lake.
Scott County ...
Prior Lake is located in Scott County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice & Sibley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prior Lake ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prior Lake.
Airports Near Prior Lake ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Prior Lake and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Prior Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prior Lake ...
Looking for more information about Prior Lake? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Prior Lake. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Prior Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prior Lake.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Minnesota:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Prior Lake. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Prior Lake), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |