Town guide

Spring Lake, Minnesota

Spring Lake is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, home to about 3,478 people across 27 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55352 and 55372.

Homes sold for a median of $203 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population3,478128 per sq mi
Median home value$629,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$203Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking21%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Spring Lake

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Spring Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN22 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL353 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Spring Lake; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Spring Lake

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

Spring Lake had 3,464 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.

It’s the 218th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Scott County grew from 15,147 residents in 1900 to 150,928 in 2020.

Spring Lake population by census2000: 3,681, 2010: 3,631, 2020: 3,4643,68120003,63120103,4642020

Scott County, 1900–2020

Scott County population, 1900 to 20201900: 15,147, 1910: 14,888, 1920: 14,245, 1930: 14,116, 1940: 15,585, 1950: 16,486, 1960: 21,909, 1970: 32,423, 1980: 43,784, 1990: 57,846, 2000: 89,498, 2010: 129,928, 2020: 150,92815K’00’1014K’20’3016K’40’5022K’60’7044K’80’9089K’00’10151K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 33.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Spring LakeJan: high 22°F, low 5°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 27°F, low 9°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 40°F, low 21°F, 1.8 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 34°F, 2.8 in; May: high 67°F, low 46°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 57°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 61°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 58°F, 5.2 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 50°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 38°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 25°F, 1.6 in; Dec: high 27°F, low 12°F, 1.2 in22°5°Jan0.827°9°Feb0.940°21°Mar1.855°34°Apr2.867°46°May4.577°57°Jun5.181°61°Jul3.878°58°Aug5.272°50°Sep3.258°38°Oct2.741°25°Nov1.627°12°Dec1.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jordan 1ssw, MN weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Scott County

60,419 jobs at 3,655 businesses in Scott County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Scott CountyTransportation and warehousing: 9,744 jobs; Manufacturing: 8,575 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 7,426 jobs; Retail trade: 6,560 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,672 jobs; Construction: 5,276 jobs; Wholesale trade: 3,090 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,854 jobsTransportation and warehousing 16% Manufacturing 14% Hotels and restaurants 12% Retail trade 11% Health care and social assistance 9% Construction 9% Wholesale trade 5% Administrative and support 5%

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

Health care

169 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spring Lake’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Francis Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Shakopee5.3 miles
  • Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · New Prague10.9 miles
  • M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Burnsville11.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors1
Dentists23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants20
Mental health providers56
Physical and occupational therapists22
Optometrists3
Chiropractors29
Pharmacies5

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 Spring Lake

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Spring Lake Regional Park · 369 acres2.0 mi
  • Woodview Nature Area · 19 acres2.3 mi
  • Rice Lake Park · 8 acres2.4 mi
  • Fish Lake Park · 7 acres3.2 mi
  • Wilds Park · 7 acres3.1 mi
  • Raymond Avenue Park · 3 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Lunds & Byerlys3.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hy-Vee Pharmacy6.1 mi
  • Walgreens6.8 mi

Libraries

  • Prior Lake Public Library3.8 mi
  • Jordan Public Library7.0 mi
  • Shakopee Public Library7.2 mi
  • Shakopee Public Library7.2 mi

Museums

  • Scott County Historical Society7.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Legend Stage6.1 mi
  • Bakery Stage6.1 mi
  • Bear Stage6.2 mi
  • Witchwood Stage6.3 mi
  • Crown Stage6.3 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.

Schools in Spring Lake

Public schools here are run by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, Jordan Public School District, Southwest Metro Intermediate 288. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (17)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Edgewood ECSEPrior LakePre-K116Special Education4.5 mi
Edgewood SchoolPrior LakePre-K60Public4.5 mi
Jeffers Pond ElementaryPrior LakePre-K–5487Public4.0 mi
Jordan Early ChildhoodJordanPre-K29Special Education7.5 mi
Jordan ElementaryJordanPre-K–4701Public7.5 mi
Five Hawks ElementaryPrior LakeK–5454Public3.2 mi
La Ola Del Lago at GrainwoodPrior LakeK–5463Public4.2 mi
SWMetro RVEC Level 4JordanK–871Special Education7.2 mi
WestWood ElementaryPrior LakeK–5505Public4.6 mi
Jordan MiddleJordan5–8528Public7.3 mi
Laker OnlinePrior Lake6–1249Public4.9 mi
Prior Lake-Savage Middle SchoolPrior Lake6–82,025Public5.0 mi
SWMetro JAFJordan6–122Alternative Education5.7 mi
ALC Independent StudyPrior Lake9–1234Alternative Education4.8 mi
Jordan Credit RecoveryJordan9–12—Alternative Education7.3 mi
Jordan High SchoolJordan9–12619Public7.4 mi
Prior Lake-Savage Area ALCPrior Lake9–1275Alternative Education4.8 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Prior Lake Christian AcademyPrior LakePre-K–12104Baptist4.6 mi
St John the Baptist Catholic SchoolJordanPre-K–8142Roman Catholic6.5 mi
St Michael Catholic SchoolPrior LakePre-K–8321Roman Catholic3.6 mi
St Paul's Lutheran SchoolPrior LakeK–867Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod4.9 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 Prior Lake, Credit River, Jordan, Savage, Sand Creek, Cedar Lake, Helena and St. Lawrence.

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