Fridley, Minnesota
| Fridley | |
|---|---|
| Fridley Civic Campus | |
| Nickname: "Friendly Fridley" | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′03″N 93°15′24″W / 45.08417°N 93.25667°W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | Minnesota | 
| County | Anoka | 
| Incorporated (village) | June 18, 1949 | 
| Incorporated (city) | May 23, 1957 | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 10.88 sq mi (28.18 km2) | 
| • Land | 10.16 sq mi (26.32 km2) | 
| • Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) | 
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) | 
| Population  (2020) | |
|  • Total | 29,590 | 
|  • Estimate  (2022) | 30,289 | 
| • Density | 2,911.26/sq mi (1,124.08/km2) | 
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) | 
| ZIP codes | 55421, 55432 | 
| Area code | 763 | 
| FIPS code | 27-22814 | 
| GNIS feature ID | 2394826 | 
| Website | ci.fridley.mn.us | 
Fridley is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 29,590 at the 2020 census. It was first settled as a place named Manomin where Rice Creek flows into the Mississippi river and the Red River Oxcart trail crosses the creek. Fridley was incorporated in 1949 as a village and became a city in 1957. It is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area as a northern "first-ring" or "inner-ring" suburb. Most of the growth in Fridley occurred between 1950 and 1970. Fridley borders Minneapolis to the southwest. Neighboring first-ring suburbs are Columbia Heights to the south and Brooklyn Center to the west, across the Mississippi River.