Oak Park Heights, MN: Population, ZIP Codes & Nearby Cities

Oak Park Heights is an incorporated town-sized municipality in Washington County, Minnesota. In the dataset behind this page it has an estimated population of 5,003, sits at 45.032°N, 92.810°W, and observes Central time. Below you will find how it ranks inside Minnesota, which ZIP codes it uses, the closest places around it, and how far it is from major US cities.

What are the key facts about Oak Park Heights, MN?

What is the population of Oak Park Heights, MN?

Oak Park Heights has an estimated population of 5,003. That makes it the 150th largest of the 896 places we list in Minnesota, and the 10th largest of 25 places in Washington County. The typical place in Minnesota has about 648 residents, so Oak Park Heights is roughly 7.7 times the size of a typical neighbor in the state.

Estimates for places of this size carry wider margins of error than those for big cities, so treat the figure as a guide to scale. Our guide to understanding city population numbers explains why sources disagree.

Places in Minnesota with a similar population include Montrose (5,208), Lake City (5,162), Carver (5,046), Montevideo (5,043), La Crescent (5,029). Comparing these pages is a quick way to see how Oak Park Heights differs from communities of the same scale.

How dense is Oak Park Heights?

Oak Park Heights has about 1,728 people per square mile (667 per square kilometer), which we classify as suburban. Within Minnesota, it is denser than about 88% of the listed places. Land at this level is usually a mix of single-family neighborhoods, shopping corridors and parks, where driving is common but destinations are close. Read how to interpret population density to see how we draw these lines.

What ZIP codes does Oak Park Heights use?

Oak Park Heights uses one ZIP code: 55082. A single code usually means a compact delivery area, but the same code may also serve addresses just outside the town line. Codes beginning with 5 are assigned to the Upper Midwest and northern Plains (Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, the Dakotas and Wisconsin). Learn more in our guide to how ZIP codes work or check any code with the ZIP code lookup.

What time zone is Oak Park Heights in?

Oak Park Heights is in the Central time zone, which is UTC−6 from Coordinated Universal Time in standard time (IANA zone America/Chicago). The area observes daylight saving time, so clocks move forward in March and back in November. The nearest listed place in a different time zone is Houghton, MI, about 249 miles away, which gives a sense of how far the nearest zone boundary may be. Current local time: see the Central time hub. For the rules behind these zones, read US time zones explained.

Where is Oak Park Heights located in Minnesota?

Oak Park Heights lies in the southern part of Minnesota, at 45.032° north latitude and 92.810° west longitude. The state capital, St. Paul, is about 16 miles to the west. The closest listed place in another state is Hudson, WI, roughly 6 miles to the southeast, which shows how near Oak Park Heights is to a state line. For big-city services, the nearest place with more than 100,000 people is St. Paul, MN, 16 miles to the west.

Which cities are near Oak Park Heights, MN?

The closest listed place to Oak Park Heights is Stillwater, MN, 2.0 miles to the northwest. Of the eight nearest places below, 5 are in the same county. Distances are straight-line (great-circle) miles measured between place centers; see how distance is calculated.

Which county is Oak Park Heights in?

Oak Park Heights is in Washington County, which has the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code 27163. The county contains 25 places in our data, 10 of which have their own page here and 15 smaller communities that appear only in county and state lists. Other places in the county include Woodbury (72,828), Cottage Grove (37,604), Oakdale (27,933), Forest Lake (24,853), Stillwater (19,627). Codes like this one help separate places that share a name; see the guide to counties and FIPS codes.

How far is Oak Park Heights from major US cities?

Among six major hubs, Oak Park Heights is closest to Chicago, IL at about 339 miles and farthest from Los Angeles, CA at about 1,548 miles in a straight line. Road distances are usually 10 to 30 percent longer. Try the distance calculator for any other pair.

Are there other places called Oak Park Heights?

No. In our data, Oak Park Heights in Washington County, Minnesota is the only place with this name, so the name alone is enough to identify it, though adding the state is still good practice in addresses and forms.

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Population and density come from a compiled dataset and are estimates. They may differ from official Census Bureau counts. Verify important figures at census.gov.