West St. Paul, Minnesota

West St. Paul
City of West St. Paul
Nickname: 
W.S.P.
Motto: 
"We're Close To It All"
Location of the city of West St. Paul within Dakota County, Minnesota
Location of the city of West St. Paul
within Dakota County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°54′58″N 93°06′06″W / 44.91611°N 93.10167°W / 44.91611; -93.10167
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyDakota
Founded1858
IncorporatedFebruary 23, 1889
Government
 • MayorDave Napier
Area
 • Total5.01 sq mi (12.98 km2)
 • Land4.91 sq mi (12.71 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation1,027 ft (313 m)
Population
 • Total20,615
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
21,794
 • Density4,200.29/sq mi (1,621.70/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55118
Area code651
FIPS code27-69700
GNIS feature ID654003[2]
Sales tax8.625%[5]
Websitewspmn.gov

West St. Paul is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 20,615 at the 2020 census.[3] It is immediately south of Saint Paul and immediately west of South St. Paul.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West St. Paul, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "West Saint Paul (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved December 31, 2023.