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Anoka County, MN

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 14 ZIP codes inside Anoka County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
14
in this county
Total population
379,162
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
9
distinct city/town names
Avg density
642
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Anoka County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
55303 Anoka 51,398 308
55304 Andover 48,902 275
55433 Minneapolis 34,240 1,136
55434 Minneapolis 33,096 1,432
55432 Minneapolis 32,529 1,272
55449 Minneapolis 30,859 556
55421 Minneapolis 30,249 1,862
55448 Minneapolis 29,029 1,035
55014 Circle Pines 28,711 547
55025 Forest Lake 25,428 127
55092 Wyoming 11,195 129
55011 Cedar 10,844 91
55070 Saint Francis 8,186 124
55005 Bethel 4,496 92

About Anoka County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Anoka County in Minnesota contains roughly 14 ZIP codes spread across 9 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 379,162. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Minnesota index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 642, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Anoka County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Anoka County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model. For a wider commuter-shed view that crosses county lines, see the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington metro hub.