Long Lake, Minnesota

About Long Lake

Set in the central part of Minnesota, Long Lake is a small town counting 1,937 people who proudly call it home.

Long Lake holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.86 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,252 residents per square mile.

📰 Long Lake News Today

• Long Lake Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Arvu Auto Helps Long Lake Drivers Travel with Confidence This Summer thejewishnews.com · Aug 14
• Paul P. Leintz Obituary (2026) - Long Lake, MN - Rettinger Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Arvu Auto Helps Long Lake Drivers Travel with Confidence This Summer The Killeen Daily Herald · Aug 14
• 1975 Central Ave, Long Lake, MN 55356 Realtor.com · Apr 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Long Lake Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Long Lake — but the Minnesota one has a character all its own.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Long Lake

• Primo Plates and Pours — italian
• Carbone's Pizzeria — pizza
• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Red Rooster Bar & Lounge
• San Pancho — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Western Hennepin County Pioneers Association Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Long Lake

• Dexter Park reviews ★
• Hackberry Park reviews ★
• Hardin Park reviews ★
• Holbrook Park reviews ★
• Nelson Lakeside Park reviews ★
• Orono Baseball Fields reviews ★
• Seven Nations Park reviews ★
• Summit Beach Park reviews ★
• Wolsfeld Woods SNA · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Long Lake

• ORONO INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY
• ORONO MIDDLE
• ORONO SENIOR HIGH
• Orono HS ALC
• Orono HS IS
• Orono Online Learning
• SCHUMANN ELEMENTARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Long Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities