ZIP Code 56256

56256 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Madison, Lac qui Parle County.

City: Madison
County: Lac qui Parle County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 562xx

Where this code sits

56256 is part of the 562xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Madison.

Madison Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 56256 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

320 Area code 320

ZIP codes nearest 56256

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 56256.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56232	6.9 mi	Dawson, MN
ZIP code 56257	12 mi	Marietta, MN
ZIP code 56212	14 mi	Bellingham, MN
ZIP code 56218	15 mi	Boyd, MN
ZIP code 56295	17 mi	Watson, MN
ZIP code 56262	17 mi	Milan, MN
ZIP code 56208	17 mi	Appleton, MN
ZIP code 56220	20 mi	Canby, 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 56256, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 56256. 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.