Welcome to Foley ...

The city of Foley is located in Benton County<1> and is the County Seat for Benton County.

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

The pronunciation of Foley: FOH-lee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Foley has a population of 2,672 people<4> (see below for details).

Foley is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

The area code for Foley: (320)

The ZIP code for Foley: 56329<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Foley had an population of 2,672 people. This is an increase of 2.65% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Foley had a population of 2,603 people (which is 6.77% of the total population of Benton County). This makes Foley the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Foley represents 0.05% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 223rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,603 people, the population of Foley increased 20.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,154 people).

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

Communities Also Named Foley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Foley - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Foley ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <7>
• Sartell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
  • Sartell is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <7>
• Sauk Rapids
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <7>
• Waite Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <7>
• Becker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
  • Becker is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <7>
• Princeton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <7>
• Milaca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
  • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <7>
• Clearwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Clearwater is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <7>
• Rice
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <7>
• Saint Stephen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
  • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people

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 Foley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foley. 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 Foley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foley ...

Looking for more information about Foley? 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 Foley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Foley.

Adding Foley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foley 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 Foley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Foley post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.mn.us/

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