ZIP Code 56046

56046 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Hope, Steele County.

City: Hope
County: Steele County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 560xx

Where this code sits

56046 is part of the 560xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Hope.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 56046 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 56046

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 56046.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56026	5.9 mi	Ellendale, MN
ZIP code 55060	8.7 mi	Owatonna, MN
ZIP code 56035	9.6 mi	Geneva, MN
ZIP code 55917	12 mi	Blooming Prairie, MN
ZIP code 56072	12 mi	New Richland, MN
ZIP code 56016	14 mi	Clarks Grove, MN
ZIP code 56045	14 mi	Hollandale, MN
ZIP code 56093	14 mi	Waseca, 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 56046, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 56046. 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.