Minnesota · Census place 2745808
New Prague, Minnesota
New Prague is a city in 2 counties of Minnesota with an estimated 8,235 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 119th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 8,235
- #119 of 357 in Minnesota
- Change since 2020
- +1.0%
- +80 people
- Land area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Density
- 2,090 / sq mi
- State median 1,692
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New Prague population, 2020 to 2024
New Prague added 80 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.0%. In the latest year it moved by -13. Among 155 Minnesota places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 84th; the median place changed by +1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Minnesota has 14,258 people, so New Prague is 58% of it.
New Prague covers 3.94 square miles of land, for 2,090 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so New Prague is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties New Prague spans
New Prague crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 8,235 residents as follows; Scott County holds 57.0% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Scott County4,698
- 02Le Sueur County3,537
ZIP codes in New Prague
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New Prague by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 56071. 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 New Prague is
The Census internal point of New Prague is at 44.545700, -93.575600. Saint Paul, the capital, is 36.6 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Prior Lake, MN (28,018 people), 14.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN, 32.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 44.545700, -93.575600
- DMS
- 44°32'44.52"N 93°34'32.16"W
- UTM
- 15N 454276.8E 4932646.6N
- Geohash
- 9zvmqtk3d
- Plus code
- 86P8GCWF+7Q
Daylight in New Prague
At 44.55° N, New Prague gets about 15 h 34 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 49 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 44 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near New Prague
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Montgomery, 7.0 miles away, with 3,537 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of New Prague, MN?
8,235 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 80 (1.0%) from 8,155 in July 2020.
What county is New Prague in?
It spans 2 counties: Scott County (4,698 residents), Le Sueur County (3,537 residents).
What ZIP codes cover New Prague?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 56071.
How far is New Prague from Saint Paul?
36.6 miles (58.9 km) in a straight line, heading NE from New Prague.
What is the nearest larger city to New Prague?
Prior Lake, MN, with 28,018 residents, 14.1 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.