Sleepy Eye, Minnesota

Sleepy Eye
1899 Q. Berg Hotel (NRHP), 2012
Nickname: 
The eye
Location of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°17′56″N 94°43′24″W / 44.29889°N 94.72333°W / 44.29889; -94.72333
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBrown
Government
 • TypeMayor – Council
 • MayorJoann Schmidt
Area
 • Total
2.14 sq mi (5.54 km2)
 • Land1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2)
 • Water0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)
Elevation
1,034 ft (315 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,452
 • Density1,845.0/sq mi (712.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56085
Area code507
FIPS code27-60844
GNIS feature ID2395898
Websitewww.sleepyeye-mn.com

Sleepy Eye is a small city in rural Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The city is named after a famed local Dakota chief from the 1800s. The population was 3,452 at the 2020 census.