Minnesota · Census place 2726990
Hanover, Minnesota
Hanover is a city in 2 counties of Minnesota with an estimated 4,229 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 174th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,229
- #174 of 357 in Minnesota
- Change since 2020
- +18.9%
- +673 people
- Land area
- 5.5 sq mi
- + 0.16 sq mi water
- Density
- 770 / sq mi
- State median 1,692
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Hanover population, 2020 to 2024
Hanover added 673 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +18.9%. In the latest year it moved by +245.
Hanover covers 5.49 square miles of land and 0.16 of water, for 770 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so Hanover is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Hanover spans
Hanover crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 4,229 residents as follows; Wright County holds 82.0% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Wright County3,466
- 02Hennepin County763
ZIP codes in Hanover
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Hanover by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 55341. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Hanover is
The Census internal point of Hanover is at 45.157800, -93.662700. Saint Paul, the capital, is 30.7 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is St. Michael, MN (21,681 people), 3.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN, 23.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 45.157800, -93.662700
- DMS
- 45°09'28.08"N 93°39'45.72"W
- UTM
- 15N 447912.7E 5000693.8N
- Geohash
- cbj2usszk
- Plus code
- 86Q8585P+4W
Daylight in Hanover
At 45.16° N, Hanover gets about 15 h 38 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 45 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 54 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Hanover
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is St. Michael, 3.1 miles away, with 21,681 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Hanover, MN?
4,229 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 673 (18.9%) from 3,556 in July 2020.
What county is Hanover in?
It spans 2 counties: Wright County (3,466 residents), Hennepin County (763 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Hanover?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 55341.
How far is Hanover from Saint Paul?
30.7 miles (49.5 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Hanover.
What is the nearest larger city to Hanover?
St. Michael, MN, with 21,681 residents, 3.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.