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Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Coon Rapids is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, home to about 63,468 people across 23 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 55433 and 55448.

Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population63,4682,807 per sq mi
Median home value$305,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$189Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking45%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Coon Rapids

2 ZIP codes

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Around Coon Rapids

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN15 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL364 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Coon Rapids; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Coon Rapids

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Coon Rapids had 63,599 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.

It’s the 14th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Anoka County grew from 11,313 residents in 1900 to 363,887 in 2020.

Coon Rapids population by census2000: 61,607, 2010: 61,476, 2020: 63,59961,607200061,476201063,5992020

Anoka County, 1900–2020

Anoka County population, 1900 to 20201900: 11,313, 1910: 12,493, 1920: 15,626, 1930: 18,415, 1940: 22,443, 1950: 35,579, 1960: 85,916, 1970: 154,556, 1980: 195,998, 1990: 243,641, 2000: 298,084, 2010: 330,844, 2020: 363,88711K’00’1016K’20’3022K’40’5086K’60’70196K’80’90298K’00’10364K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 28.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Coon RapidsJan: high 22°F, low 2°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 28°F, low 7°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 19°F, 1.4 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 32°F, 2.9 in; May: high 68°F, low 45°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 55°F, 3.8 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 57°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 48°F, 2.5 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 36°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 23°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 27°F, low 11°F, 1 in22°2°Jan0.628°7°Feb0.841°19°Mar1.456°32°Apr2.968°45°May3.678°55°Jun3.882°60°Jul4.580°57°Aug3.672°48°Sep2.558°36°Oct2.741°23°Nov1.427°11°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Andover 1n, MN weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Anoka County

123,486 jobs at 8,438 businesses in Anoka County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Anoka CountyManufacturing: 20,595 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 19,291 jobs; Retail trade: 17,571 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 11,988 jobs; Construction: 9,948 jobs; Wholesale trade: 8,043 jobs; Administrative and support: 7,156 jobs; Other services: 6,427 jobsManufacturing 17% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 10% Construction 8% Wholesale trade 7% Administrative and support 6% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,215 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Coon Rapids’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Coon Rapids3.0 miles
  • Maple Grove HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Maple Grove8.7 miles
  • North Memorial Health HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Robbinsdale11.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors112
Specialist doctors257
Dentists77
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants251
Mental health providers307
Physical and occupational therapists169
Optometrists18
Chiropractors24
Pharmacies20

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Coon Rapids

Parks (69 nearby)

  • Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park · 457 acres2.4 mi
  • Mississippi Gateway Regional Park · 159 acres2.8 mi
  • Mississippi Gateway Regional Park · 123 acres2.7 mi
  • Wilderness Park · 109 acres1.3 mi
  • Rush Creek Regional Trail · 80 acres3.1 mi
  • Sand Creek Park · 71 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • Cub Foods0.4 mi
  • Harvest African Market2.0 mi
  • Cub Foods2.4 mi
  • ALDI2.9 mi

Pharmacies (6 nearby)

  • Cub Pharmacy0.4 mi
  • Walgreens1.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.3 mi
  • Cub Pharmacy2.4 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Crooked Lake Library1.4 mi

Museums

  • Fridley History Center6.8 mi
  • Maple Grove History Museum7.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Lyric Arts3.8 mi
  • Rumriver Art Center4.2 mi
  • Heart of the City Music Factory4.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Colleges and universities

  • Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Notable people born here

  • Gretchen Carlson (1966) · American broadcast journalist, author, television personality and female empowerment advocate
  • Brandon Paulson (1973) · Olympic wrestler

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Coon Rapids

Public schools here are run by Anoka-Hennepin School District, Innovation Sci & Tech Academy, Star of the North Academy Charter S and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (20)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Adams ElementaryCoon RapidsPre-K–5454Public3.2 mi
Innovation Sci & Tech ElementaryCoon RapidsPre-K–583Charter2.0 mi
Sorteberg Early Childhood VPKCoon RapidsPre-K13Public1.3 mi
Eisenhower ElementaryCoon RapidsK–5491Public2.1 mi
Hamilton ElementaryCoon RapidsK–5391Public0.7 mi
Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci EgngCoon RapidsK–5469Public0.9 mi
Mississippi ElementaryCoon RapidsK–5439Public1.7 mi
Morris Bye ElementaryCoon RapidsK–5472Public1.5 mi
River Trail Learning Ctr @ LO JacobCoon RapidsK–12153Special Education1.5 mi
Sand Creek ElementaryCoon RapidsK–5557Public1.5 mi
Star of the North - Coon RapidsCoon RapidsK–8120Charter1.8 mi
Compass-Bell CenterCoon Rapids6–1237Alternative Education0.6 mi
Coon Rapids Middle SchoolCoon Rapids6–81,295Public0.7 mi
Innovation Sci & Tech MiddleCoon Rapids6–820Charter2.0 mi
Northdale MiddleCoon Rapids6–81,108Public1.9 mi
Anoka-Hennepin Regn HS Summer ProgCoon Rapids8–12—Alternative Education1.8 mi
Anoka-Hennepin Regn Night SchoolCoon Rapids9–1230Alternative Education1.8 mi
Compass OnlineCoon Rapids9–1221Public0.6 mi
Coon Rapids High SchoolCoon Rapids9–121,975Public0.8 mi
Paladin Career and Tech High SchoolCoon Rapids9–12257Charter2.2 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Epiphany SchoolCoon RapidsPre-K–8286Roman Catholic0.5 mi
Cross of Christ Lutheran SchoolCoon RapidsK–897Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod2.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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