Mendota Heights, Minnesota

About Mendota Heights

Mendota Heights, MN is a close-knit town located in eastern Minnesota counting 11,542 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Mendota Heights is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 9.07 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,273 residents per square mile.

📰 Mendota Heights News Today

• Sewer Bill Misprint City of Mendota Heights (.gov) · Oct 8
• 2026 Candidate Profiles City of Mendota Heights (.gov) · Sep 28
• Mendota Heights Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Body found in Wisconsin believed to be missing Mendota Heights man CBS News · Aug 5
• Happy Joe’s Brings the Party to Mendota Heights RestaurantNews.com · Aug 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Minnesota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Mendota Heights Unique

• The only place in America named Mendota Heights — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 11,542.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mendota Heights

• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Dickey's Barbecue Pit — barbecue
• King and I Thai — thai
• Teresa's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Haiku — japanese
• Happy Joe's — pizza
• Lago Tacos — mexican
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Tommy Chicago's
• Ze's Diner — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mendota Heights

• Copperfield Ponds Park reviews ★
• Country Home Park reviews ★
• Dodge Nature Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Friendly Hills Park reviews ★
• Friendly Marsh Park reviews ★
• Lexington Park reviews ★
• Marie Park reviews ★
• Mendakota Park reviews ★
• Rogers Lake Park reviews ★
• Valley Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mendota Heights

• Aspen House Education Program
• FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLE
• MENDOTA ELEMENTARY
• SOMERSET ELEMENTARY
• Special Education
• Two Rivers High School
• W ST. PAUL AREA LEARNING CNTR.

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Mendota Heights

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