ZIP Code 56009

56009 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Alden, Freeborn County.

City: Alden
County: Freeborn County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 560xx

Where this code sits

56009 is part of the 560xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Alden.

Alden Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 56009 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 56009

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 56009.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56020	3.5 mi	Conger, MN
ZIP code 56032	8.3 mi	Freeborn, MN
ZIP code 56051	9.7 mi	Kiester, MN
ZIP code 56097	10 mi	Wells, MN
ZIP code 56089	10 mi	Twin Lakes, MN
ZIP code 56007	11 mi	Albert Lea, MN
ZIP code 56029	11 mi	Emmons, MN
ZIP code 56042	12 mi	Hartland, 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 56009, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 56009. 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.