Welcome to Becker ...

The city of Becker is located in Sherburne County<1>.

The location of Becker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Becker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Becker has a population of 4,963 people<3> (see below for details).

Becker is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Becker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Becker is within the boundaries of the (763) area code.

The ZIP code for Becker: 55308<5>

Websites for Becker ...

Official Website: www.ci.becker.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Becker had an population of 4,963 people. This is an increase of 9.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 85.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Becker had a population of 4,538 people (or 5.13% of the total population of Sherburne County). This makes Becker the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Becker represents 0.09% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 154th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,538 people, the population of Becker increased 69.77% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,673 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Becker.

Communities Also Named Becker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Becker - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ontario, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Becker.

Communities near Becker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Becker.

• Saint Cloud
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <6>
• Elk River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Elk River is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <6>
• Otsego
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otsego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
  • Otsego is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otsego <6>
• Saint Michael
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
  • Saint Michael is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michael <6>
• Buffalo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
• Monticello
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <6>
• Rogers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <6>
• Big Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Big Lake is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <6>
• Albertville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albertville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <6>
• Zimmerman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
  • Zimmerman has also been known as:
  • Lake Fremont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Becker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Becker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Becker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Becker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Becker. See our Newspapers Page for Becker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becker ...

Looking for more information about Becker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Becker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Becker.

Adding Becker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Becker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Becker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Becker post office opened in 1870.

We also found Becker in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Becker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Becker: www.ci.becker.mn.us/

The official website for Sherburne County: www.co.sherburne.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/