ZIP Code 55049

55049 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Medford, Steele County.

City: Medford
County: Steele County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 550xx

Where this code sits

55049 is part of the 550xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Medford.

Medford Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 55049 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 55049

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 55049.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 55060	6.6 mi	Owatonna, MN
ZIP code 55021	8.5 mi	Faribault, MN
ZIP code 55087	9.1 mi	Warsaw, MN
ZIP code 55052	11 mi	Morristown, MN
ZIP code 55946	12 mi	Kenyon, MN
ZIP code 56093	15 mi	Waseca, MN
ZIP code 55053	15 mi	Nerstrand, MN
ZIP code 56046	15 mi	Hope, MN

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 55049, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 55049. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.