Minnesota · Census place 2747104

North Oaks, Minnesota

North Oaks is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota with an estimated 5,232 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 149th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
5,232
#149 of 357 in Minnesota
Change since 2020
-0.7%
-39 people
Land area
6.9 sq mi
+ 1.71 sq mi water
Density
757 / sq mi
State median 1,692
Orange pin: North Oaks. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

North Oaks population, 2020 to 2024

North Oaks lost 39 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.7%. In the latest year it moved by +48. Among 155 Minnesota places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 108th; the median place changed by +1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Minnesota has 14,258 people, so North Oaks is 37% of it.

5,27120205,16920215,09020225,18420235,2322024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 5,272. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

North Oaks covers 6.91 square miles of land and 1.71 of water, for 757 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so North Oaks is less dense than the typical town.

What county North Oaks is in

All of North Oaks's residents live in Ramsey County, which had 542,015 residents in 2024. North Oaks holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in North Oaks

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps North Oaks by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 55127. 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 North Oaks is

The Census internal point of North Oaks is at 45.104800, -93.101100. Saint Paul, the capital, is 10.4 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Shoreview, MN (26,939 people), 2.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is St. Paul, MN, 10.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
45.104800, -93.101100
DMS
45°06'17.28"N 93°06'3.96"W
UTM
15N 492046.3E 4994597.4N
Geohash
cbjb97jfe
Plus code
86Q84V3X+WH

Daylight in North Oaks

At 45.10° N, North Oaks 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 53 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near North Oaks

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Shoreview, 2.4 miles away, with 26,939 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of North Oaks, MN?

5,232 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 39 (0.7%) from 5,271 in July 2020.

What county is North Oaks in?

Ramsey County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover North Oaks?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 55127.

How far is North Oaks from Saint Paul?

10.4 miles (16.7 km) in a straight line, heading S from North Oaks.

What is the nearest larger city to North Oaks?

Shoreview, MN, with 26,939 residents, 2.4 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.