ZIP Code 56542

56542 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Fosston, Polk County.

City: Fosston
County: Polk County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 565xx

Where this code sits

56542 is part of the 565xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Fosston.

Fosston Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 56542 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

218 Area code 218

ZIP codes nearest 56542

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 56542.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56651	6.8 mi	Lengby, MN
ZIP code 56556	8.3 mi	Mcintosh, MN
ZIP code 56684	12 mi	Trail, MN
ZIP code 56592	12 mi	Winger, MN
ZIP code 56516	13 mi	Bejou, MN
ZIP code 56535	14 mi	Erskine, MN
ZIP code 56646	14 mi	Gully, MN
ZIP code 56644	16 mi	Gonvick, 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 56542, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 56542. 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.