ZIP Code 56501

56501 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Detroit Lakes, Becker County.

City: Detroit Lakes
County: Becker County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 565xx

Where this code sits

56501 is part of the 565xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Detroit Lakes is served by 2 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Detroit Lakes page.

Detroit Lakes Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 56501 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

218 Area code 218

ZIP codes nearest 56501

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 56501.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56502	0.0 mi	Detroit Lakes, MN
ZIP code 56578	7.4 mi	Rochert, MN
ZIP code 56511	7.7 mi	Audubon, MN
ZIP code 56587	10 mi	Vergas, MN
ZIP code 56554	11 mi	Lake Park, MN
ZIP code 56577	11 mi	Richwood, MN
ZIP code 56521	14 mi	Callaway, MN
ZIP code 56544	16 mi	Frazee, 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 56501, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 56501. 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.