ZIP Code 55731

55731 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Ely, St. Louis County.

City: Ely
County: St. Louis County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 557xx

Where this code sits

55731 is part of the 557xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Ely.

Ely Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 55731 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

218 Area code 218

ZIP codes nearest 55731

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 55731.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 55796	3.0 mi	Winton, MN
ZIP code 55706	14 mi	Babbitt, MN
ZIP code 55782	19 mi	Soudan, MN
ZIP code 55790	21 mi	Tower, MN
ZIP code 55732	23 mi	Embarrass, MN
ZIP code 55607	24 mi	Isabella, MN
ZIP code 55750	30 mi	Hoyt Lakes, MN
ZIP code 55705	33 mi	Aurora, 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 55731, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 55731. 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.