ZIP Code 56401

56401 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Brainerd, Crow Wing County.

City: Brainerd
County: Crow Wing County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 564xx

Where this code sits

56401 is part of the 564xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Brainerd.

Brainerd Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 56401 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

218 Area code 218

ZIP codes nearest 56401

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 56401.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56425	8.7 mi	Baxter, MN
ZIP code 56455	11 mi	Ironton, MN
ZIP code 56449	12 mi	Fort Ripley, MN
ZIP code 56444	12 mi	Deerwood, MN
ZIP code 56441	12 mi	Crosby, MN
ZIP code 56459	13 mi	Lake Hubert, MN
ZIP code 56465	13 mi	Merrifield, MN
ZIP code 56468	14 mi	Nisswa, 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 56401, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 56401. 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.