Minnesota · Census place 2758900
Scandia, Minnesota
Scandia is a city in Washington County, Minnesota with an estimated 3,951 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 182nd largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,951
- #182 of 357 in Minnesota
- Change since 2020
- -0.9%
- -36 people
- Land area
- 34.9 sq mi
- + 5.00 sq mi water
- Density
- 113 / sq mi
- State median 1,692
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Scandia population, 2020 to 2024
Scandia lost 36 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.9%. In the latest year it moved by +1.
Scandia covers 34.85 square miles of land and 5.00 of water, for 113 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so Scandia is less dense than the typical town.
What county Scandia is in
All of Scandia's residents live in Washington County, which had 283,960 residents in 2024. Scandia holds 1.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Scandia
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Scandia by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 55047, 55073. 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 Scandia is
The Census internal point of Scandia is at 45.251500, -92.833400. Saint Paul, the capital, is 24.3 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Forest Lake, MN (20,700 people), 6.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is St. Paul, MN, 24.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 45.251500, -92.833400
- DMS
- 45°15'5.40"N 92°50'0.24"W
- UTM
- 15N 513073.1E 5010903.0N
- Geohash
- cbjcrtbc0
- Plus code
- 86Q97528+JJ
Daylight in Scandia
At 45.25° N, Scandia gets about 15 h 39 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 44 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 55 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Scandia
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Forest Lake, 6.5 miles away, with 20,700 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Scandia, MN?
3,951 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 36 (0.9%) from 3,987 in July 2020.
What county is Scandia in?
Washington County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Scandia?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 55047, 55073.
How far is Scandia from Saint Paul?
24.3 miles (39.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Scandia.
What is the nearest larger city to Scandia?
Forest Lake, MN, with 20,700 residents, 6.5 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.