Plain

County ZIP codes · Minnesota · FIPS 27151

Swift County, MN ZIP Codes

Swift County, Minnesota has 11 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 6 of the residential ones lie mainly in Swift County and 5 mainly in a neighboring county; 9 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $56,604 in 56215 (Benson) to $85,417 in 56244 (Hancock) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Swift County?

56207 · Alberta: $88k56208 · Appleton: $60k56215 · Benson: $57k56226 · Clontarf: $112k56231 · Danvers: $110k56244 · Hancock: $85k56249 · Holloway: $72k56252 · Kerkhoven: $83k56262 · Milan: $71k56271 · Murdock: $65k56289 · Sunburg: $79k562085621556244562715623156289562525626256249562075622656207 · Alberta: $88k56208 · Appleton: $60k56215 · Benson: $57k56226 · Clontarf: $112k56231 · Danvers: $110k56244 · Hancock: $85k56249 · Holloway: $72k56252 · Kerkhoven: $83k56262 · Milan: $71k56271 · Murdock: $65k56289 · Sunburg: $79k562085621556244562715623156289562525626256249562075622656207 · Alberta: $88k56208 · Appleton: $60k56215 · Benson: $57k56226 · Clontarf: $112k56231 · Danvers: $110k56244 · Hancock: $85k56249 · Holloway: $72k56252 · Kerkhoven: $83k56262 · Milan: $71k56271 · Murdock: $65k56289 · Sunburg: $79k56208562155624456271562315628956252562625624956226
The residential ZIP codes of Swift 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?

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $59,766 and $82,571.

They carry 11 postal town names.

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

All 11 residential ZIP codes in Swift County

6 ZIP codes lie mainly in Swift County; 5 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Swift County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
56215 Benson 4,677 22 $57k $168k 93%
56208 Appleton 2,113 11 $60k $103k 82%
56271 Murdock 1,334 9 $65k $223k 82%
56252 Kerkhoven 1,310 18 $83k $207k 60%
56231 Danvers 405 4 $110k $217k 100%
56249 Holloway 301 5 $72k $156k 100%

Partly in Swift County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Swift County, by their share here
In this county
56226 Clontarf 215 6 $112k $248k 49%
56289 Sunburg 599 12 $79k $302k 30%
56262 Milan 871 13 $71k $110k 20%
56244 Hancock 1,832 14 $85k $162k 7%
56207 Alberta 211 4 $88k $82k 6%

Download the 11 ZIP codes as CSV

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?

9 ZIP codes of Swift County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Swift County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn SwiftElsewhere
5621593%Pope County 8%
5620882%Lac qui Parle County 11%; Big Stone County 5%; Chippewa County 2%
562447%Stevens County 60%; Pope County 33%
5627182%Chippewa County 18%
5625260%Chippewa County 32%; Kandiyohi County 8%
5626220%Chippewa County 80%
5628930%Kandiyohi County 70%
5622649%Pope County 51%
562076%Stevens County 94%

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

Which first three digits do Swift 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 Swift County starts with 562.

Three-digit prefixes of Swift 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 Swift County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
562 Saint Cloud, MN (SCF 563) 11 74

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