ZIP Code 56686

56686 is one of Minnesota's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Williams, Lake of the Woods County.

City: Williams
County: Lake of the Woods County
State: Minnesota
Prefix: 566xx

Where this code sits

56686 is part of the 566xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Williams.

Williams Minnesota ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 56686 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

218 Area code 218

ZIP codes nearest 56686

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 56686.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56673	7.3 mi	Roosevelt, MN
ZIP code 56682	13 mi	Swift, MN
ZIP code 56623	18 mi	Baudette, MN
ZIP code 56763	20 mi	Warroad, MN
ZIP code 56741	36 mi	Oak Island, MN
ZIP code 56711	38 mi	Angle Inlet, MN
ZIP code 56629	38 mi	Birchdale, MN
ZIP code 56685	48 mi	Waskish, 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 56686, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 56686. 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.