Northeast, Minneapolis

Northeast
East Hennepin Avenue, looking north to the birthplace of Nordeast
East Hennepin Avenue, looking north to the birthplace of Nordeast
Nickname(s): 
Nordeast, Old St. Anthony
Northeast Community location within the City of Minneapolis
Northeast Community location within the City of Minneapolis
Coordinates: 44°59′14″N 93°15′16″W / 44.98722°N 93.25444°W / 44.98722; -93.25444
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
CityMinneapolis
Founded1848
Founded byFranklin Steele
Named forSaint Anthony Falls
City Council Wards1, 3
Neighborhoods
Government
 • Council Member, Ward 1Elliott Payne
 • Council Member, Ward 3Michael Rainville
Area
 • Total
7.502 sq mi (19.43 km2)
Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
38,410
 • Density5,100/sq mi (2,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
55413, 55414, 55418, 55421
Area code612
Websitehttp://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/neighborhoods/

Northeast is a defined community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis that is composed of 13 smaller neighborhoods whose street addresses end in "NE". Unofficially it also includes the neighborhoods of the University community which have "NE" addresses, and the entirety of the Old Saint Anthony business district, which sits on the dividing line of "NE" and "SE" addresses. In the wider community, this business district, which is the oldest settlement in the city, is often identified as the heart of Northeast, in part because it lies across the Mississippi River from Downtown Minneapolis. Northeast is sometimes referred to as "Nordeast", reflecting the history of northern and eastern European immigrants and their language influence.

The modern community includes commercial districts stretching along the major corridors of University Avenue, Central Avenue, East Hennepin Avenue, Broadway Street, and Stinson and New Brighton Boulevards towards the city limits. Blending a heritage of old architecture, classic housing, bustling commercial streets, and industrial work centers, along with new residential high-rises, suburban cul-de-sacs, big-box retail, and a popular art scene, Northeast offers diverse amenities as part bedroom neighborhood and job center for the city of Minneapolis. The prominent features of Northeast include ornate Eastern European influenced churches and massive grain silos and mills. Mostly built around the late 19th to early 20th century, these structures shadow the landscape of modest Victorians and four story apartments.

The area was the City of St. Anthony before it was annexed into Minneapolis, and is thus sometimes confused with the city named Saint Anthony which abuts Northeast Minneapolis on the northeast, or Saint Anthony Park, a Saint Paul neighborhood that is located to the southeast.

  1. ^ "Northeast neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55413, 55418 detailed profile". City-Data.com. 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  2. ^ "Northeast community data". Minnesota Compass. Retrieved 2023-04-02.