ZIP Code 56229

56229 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Cottonwood, Lyon County.

City: Cottonwood
County: Lyon County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 562xx

Where this code sits

56229 is part of the 562xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Cottonwood.

Cottonwood Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 56229 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 56229

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 56229.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56245	5.5 mi	Hanley Falls, MN
ZIP code 56297	7.9 mi	Wood Lake, MN
ZIP code 56258	11 mi	Marshall, MN
ZIP code 56239	12 mi	Ghent, MN
ZIP code 56263	13 mi	Milroy, MN
ZIP code 56237	14 mi	Echo, MN
ZIP code 56223	14 mi	Clarkfield, MN
ZIP code 56264	14 mi	Minneota, 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 56229, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 56229. 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.