Cottonwood Minnesota ZIP Codes
Cottonwood holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Cottonwood
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 56229 | Lyon County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Cottonwood codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Cottonwood. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Cottonwood ZIP code begins 562. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Minnesota. Statewide that range covers 74 ZIP codes, so Cottonwood accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Cottonwood
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Cottonwood occupies.
Cottonwood Minnesota area codes in full →
Where Cottonwood's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Cottonwood
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Hanley Falls Minnesota ZIP codes | 6.2 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Wood Lake Minnesota ZIP codes | 7.2 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Marshall Minnesota ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Echo Minnesota ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Ghent Minnesota ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Clarkfield Minnesota ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Milroy Minnesota ZIP codes | 15 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Vesta Minnesota ZIP codes | 15 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.