ZIP Code 55738

55738 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Forbes, St. Louis County.

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

Where this code sits

55738 is part of the 557xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Forbes.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 55738 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

218 Area code 218

ZIP codes nearest 55738

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 55738.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 55751	9.9 mi	Iron, MN
ZIP code 55766	13 mi	Melrude, MN
ZIP code 55765	13 mi	Meadowlands, MN
ZIP code 55724	14 mi	Cotton, MN
ZIP code 55734	14 mi	Eveleth, MN
ZIP code 55746	16 mi	Hibbing, MN
ZIP code 55713	16 mi	Buhl, MN
ZIP code 55763	16 mi	Makinen, 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 55738, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 55738. 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.