Plymouth

About the Community of Plymouth

Plymouth is a third-ring suburb about 12 miles west of downtown Minneapolis. Several major highways run through Plymouth, including Interstate 494, Highway 55 and Highway 169. The city has seen rapid growth over the past few decades. Educational and recreational opportunities are abundant in Plymouth. The city is served by four highly regarded school districts; Wayzata, Robbinsdale, Osseo and Hopkins. With more than 40 city parks, 80 miles of trials and several lakes, Plymouth residents have a variety of options to meet their recreational needs. French Regional Park, operated by Three Rivers Park District, is located in Plymouth on Medicine Lake. The city operates the Plymouth Ice Center, Plymouth Creek Activity Center and the Plymouth Creek Fieldhouse. Plymouth residents also have access to the Life Time Fitness facility in Plymouth on a daily fee basis thanks to a unique public-private venture by the city of Plymouth, Life Time Fitness and the Wayzata School District. Plymouth's major employers include Carlson Travel, Prudential Insurance Company, Qwest Communications, Boston Scientific and Honeywell, Inc.

County: Hennepin

Population: 70,238 

Property Tax: $4,723 (2004)

School District(s):  Hopkins (270), www.hopkins.k12.mn.us/, 952.988.4000,   Osseo (279), district279.org/Welcome/, 763.391.7000,   Robbinsdale (281), rdale.org/, 763.504.8000,   Wayzata (284), www.wayzata.k12.mn.us/wps/, 763.745.5000

Electric:
  Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electrical Association, www.whe.org, (800) 943-2667
  Xcel Energy, www.xcelenergy.com, (800) 895-4999
Gas:
  Centerpoint Energy, www.centerpointenergy.com, (612) 372-4727
Phone:
  Qwest Communications, www.qwest.com, (800) 244-1111
Cable:
  Comcast, www.comcast.com, (651) 222-3333