The Cooper neighborhood (part of the larger Longfellow community) resides along West shore of the Mississippi River in South Minneapolis. It is bound by 34th St E on the South, 38th Ave S on the West, 27th St E on the North, and the Mississippi River Gorge to the East. Bordering neighborhoods are Seward to the North, Longfellow to the West, and Howe to the South. St.