Lake Elmo Minnesota ZIP Codes
Lake Elmo holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Lake Elmo
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 55042 | Washington 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Lake Elmo codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Lake Elmo. 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 Lake Elmo ZIP code begins 550. 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 Lake Elmo accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Lake Elmo
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 Lake Elmo occupies.
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Where Lake Elmo's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Lake Elmo
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Willernie Minnesota ZIP codes | 5.1 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Stillwater Minnesota ZIP codes | 6.2 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Bayport Minnesota ZIP codes | 6.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Lakeland Minnesota ZIP codes | 7.4 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Afton Minnesota ZIP codes | 7.6 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Newport Minnesota ZIP codes | 9.0 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Cottage Grove Minnesota ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Hugo Minnesota ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.