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Big Stone County, MN ZIP Codes

Big Stone County, Minnesota has 11 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 7 of the residential ones lie mainly in Big Stone County and 4 mainly in a neighboring county; 8 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $59,766 in 56208 (Appleton) to $63,203 in 56278 (Ortonville) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Big Stone County?

56208 · Appleton: $60k56210 · Barry: $84k56211 · Beardsley: $83k56219 · Browns Valley: $69k56221 · Chokio: $75k56225 · Clinton: $96k56227 · Correll: $98k56236 · Dumont: $80k56240 · Graceville: $77k56276 · Odessa: $76k56278 · Ortonville: $63k5620856278562215624056236562255621156219562275627656208 · Appleton: $60k56210 · Barry: $84k56211 · Beardsley: $83k56219 · Browns Valley: $69k56221 · Chokio: $75k56225 · Clinton: $96k56227 · Correll: $98k56236 · Dumont: $80k56240 · Graceville: $77k56276 · Odessa: $76k56278 · Ortonville: $63k5620856278562215624056236562255621156219562275627656208 · Appleton: $60k56210 · Barry: $84k56211 · Beardsley: $83k56219 · Browns Valley: $69k56221 · Chokio: $75k56225 · Clinton: $96k56227 · Correll: $98k56236 · Dumont: $80k56240 · Graceville: $77k56276 · Odessa: $76k56278 · Ortonville: $63k5620856278562215624056236562255621156276
The residential ZIP codes of Big Stone County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024).<$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are its ZIP codes?

They carry 11 postal town names.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 11 residential ZIP codes in Big Stone County

7 ZIP codes lie mainly in Big Stone County; 4 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Big Stone County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
56278 Ortonville 2,698 20 $63k $203k 89%
56240 Graceville 796 5 $77k $153k 64%
56225 Clinton 734 7 $96k $133k 100%
56211 Beardsley 484 5 $83k $118k 56%
56276 Odessa 256 5 $76k $133k 51%
56227 Correll 215 4 $98k $206k 100%
56210 Barry 16 89 $84k – 100%

Partly in Big Stone County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Big Stone County, by their share here
In this county
56221 Chokio 731 5 $75k $121k 10%
56219 Browns Valley 697 8 $69k $150k 9%
56236 Dumont 493 5 $80k $168k 6%
56208 Appleton 2,113 11 $60k $103k 5%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

8 ZIP codes of Big Stone County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Big Stone County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn Big StoneElsewhere
5627889%Lac qui Parle County11%
562085%Swift County82%; Lac qui Parle County11%; Chippewa County2%
5624064%Traverse County36%
5622110%Stevens County88%; Traverse County2%
562199%Roberts County55%; Traverse County36%
562366%Traverse County94%
5621156%Traverse County44%
5627651%Lac qui Parle County49%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file (shares of land area).

Which first three digits do Big Stone County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Big Stone County starts with 562.

Three-digit prefixes of Big Stone County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Big Stone County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
562Saint Cloud, MN (SCF 563)1174

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.