Map of Sunfish Lake city

Sunfish Lake is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 521 at the 2010 census. First incorporated as a village in 1958, the city’s goal has been to maintain a rural atmosphere, with large lot size and as little disturbance of the natural environment as possible.

Sunfish Lake city overview:
Name:	Sunfish Lake city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Dakota County
Elevation:	971 ft (296 m)
Total Area:	1.67 sq mi (4.32 km²)
Land Area:	1.50 sq mi (3.88 km²)
Water Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.43 km²)
Total Population:	522
Population Density:	348.23/sq mi (134.45/km²)
ZIP code:	55077, 55118
Area code:	651
FIPS code:	2763544
GNISfeature ID:	0652818
Website:	www.sunfishlake.org

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

Sunfish Lake online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Sunfish Lake location map. Where is Sunfish Lake city?

Sunfish Lake location on the U.S. Map. Where is Sunfish Lake city. — Sunfish Lake location on the U.S. Map.

Sunfish Lake location on the Minnesota map. Where is Sunfish Lake city. — Location of Sunfish Lake in Minnesota.

Sunfish Lake Road Map

Sunfish Lake city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.69 square miles (4.38 km), of which 1.52 square miles (3.94 km) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km) is water.

The city is bordered by Highways 62 to the north, 3 to the east, 60th Street West/Peiper Road to the south and Delaware Avenue to the west. I-494 runs through the city with an exit at 3.

Native vegetation based on NRCS soils information shows approximately two thirds forest soils (light blue, green and dark green), less than 10% savanna soils (red and red with blue stripes) and about 20% prairie (yellow) and wet prairie (light yellow). Most of the city is heavily wooded, on moraine topography with many slopes and wetlands and three small private lakes – Hornbeam Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and the eponymous Sunfish Lake, which was formerly known as Lake Thereau by the early French settlers of the area. For new construction, the minimum lot size is 2.5 acres (10,000 m) of buildable land to keep with the city’s goal of maintaining a rural atmosphere.