Prior Lake is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, home to about 28,016 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55372, and parts of 55379 are in Prior Lake too.
Homes sold for a median of $206 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Prior Lake; also Credit River and Savage
Mostly Shakopee; part is in Prior Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Prior Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)15 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL351 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Prior Lake; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Prior Lake had 27,617 residents in the 2020 census, up 74% since 2000.
It’s the 36th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Scott County grew from 15,147 residents in 1900 to 150,928 in 2020.
Scott County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 30.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mpls Flying Cloud Ap, MN weather station (8 miles away).
60,419 jobs at 3,655 businesses in Scott County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
137 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Prior Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 20 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 20 |
| Mental health providers | 43 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 15 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 23 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Parks (27 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3 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.
Established in 1891.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, Southwest Metro Intermediate 288. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood ECSEPrior Lake | Pre-K | 116 | Special Education | 0.9 mi |
| Edgewood SchoolPrior Lake | Pre-K | 60 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Jeffers Pond ElementaryPrior Lake | Pre-K–5 | 487 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Five Hawks ElementaryPrior Lake | K–5 | 454 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| La Ola Del Lago at GrainwoodPrior Lake | K–5 | 463 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| SWMetro PassagewaysPrior Lake | K–12 | 1 | Alternative Education | 2.1 mi |
| WestWood ElementaryPrior Lake | K–5 | 505 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Laker OnlinePrior Lake | 6–12 | 49 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Prior Lake-Savage Middle SchoolPrior Lake | 6–8 | 2,025 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| ALC Independent StudyPrior Lake | 9–12 | 34 | Alternative Education | 1.3 mi |
| Prior Lake-Savage Area ALCPrior Lake | 9–12 | 75 | Alternative Education | 1.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Lake Christian AcademyPrior Lake | Pre-K–12 | 104 | Baptist | 1.7 mi |
| St Michael Catholic SchoolPrior Lake | Pre-K–8 | 321 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 mi |
| St Paul's Lutheran SchoolPrior Lake | K–8 | 67 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 1.1 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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Shares ZIP codes with Shakopee, Credit River, Savage, Spring Lake, Jackson Township, Louisville, Cedar Lake and Sand Creek.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.