ZIP Code 56209

56209 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Atwater, Kandiyohi County.

City: Atwater
County: Kandiyohi County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 562xx

Where this code sits

56209 is part of the 562xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Atwater.

Atwater Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 56209 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

320 Area code 320

ZIP codes nearest 56209

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 56209.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56243	5.9 mi	Grove City, MN
ZIP code 56251	6.4 mi	Kandiyohi, MN
ZIP code 56288	9.7 mi	Spicer, MN
ZIP code 56253	11 mi	Lake Lillian, MN
ZIP code 56228	12 mi	Cosmos, MN
ZIP code 56201	13 mi	Willmar, MN
ZIP code 55355	13 mi	Litchfield, MN
ZIP code 56273	15 mi	New London, 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 56209, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 56209. 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.