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Welcome to Saint Paul Park ...

The city of Saint Paul Park is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Paul Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Paul Park: St. Paul Park

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Paul Park has a population of 5,361 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Paul Park is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Saint Paul Park: 651

The ZIP code for Saint Paul Park: 55071<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Paul Park had an population of 5,361 people. This is an increase of 1.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Paul Park had a population of 5,279 people. This makes Saint Paul Park the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Saint Paul Park represents 0.1% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 138th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,279 people, the population of Saint Paul Park increased 4.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,070 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Paul Park.

Communities near Saint Paul Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Paul Park.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Paul Park ...

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

Adding Saint Paul Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Paul Park post office opened in 1888.

We also found Saint Paul Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Paul Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Washington, 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 Saint Paul Park.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Paul Park - 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 Saint Paul Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Paul Park or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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