ZIP Code 56172

56172 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Slayton, Murray County.

City: Slayton
County: Murray County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 561xx

Where this code sits

56172 is part of the 561xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Slayton.

Slayton Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 56172 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 56172

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 56172.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56141	5.8 mi	Iona, MN
ZIP code 56114	7.8 mi	Avoca, MN
ZIP code 56123	8.1 mi	Currie, MN
ZIP code 56122	9.9 mi	Chandler, MN
ZIP code 56131	11 mi	Fulda, MN
ZIP code 56125	11 mi	Dovray, MN
ZIP code 56151	11 mi	Lake Wilson, MN
ZIP code 56185	15 mi	Wilmont, 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 56172, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 56172. 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.