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Yellow Medicine County, MN ZIP Codes

Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota has 14 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 7 of the residential ones lie mainly in Yellow Medicine County and 7 mainly in a neighboring county; 11 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $61,414 in 56220 (Canby) to $104,375 in 56229 (Cottonwood) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Yellow Medicine County?

56214 · Belview: $91k56218 · Boyd: $79k56220 · Canby: $61k56223 · Clarkfield: $72k56229 · Cottonwood: $104k56237 · Echo: $89k56241 · Granite Falls: $67k56245 · Hanley Falls: $85k56264 · Minneota: $81k56265 · Montevideo: $75k56280 · Porter: $78k56291 · Taunton: $63k56292 · Vesta: $69k56297 · Wood Lake: $82k562205626556264562415622356229562185629156292562375621456280562975624556214 · Belview: $91k56218 · Boyd: $79k56220 · Canby: $61k56223 · Clarkfield: $72k56229 · Cottonwood: $104k56237 · Echo: $89k56241 · Granite Falls: $67k56245 · Hanley Falls: $85k56264 · Minneota: $81k56265 · Montevideo: $75k56280 · Porter: $78k56291 · Taunton: $63k56292 · Vesta: $69k56297 · Wood Lake: $82k56220562655626456241562235622956218562915629256237562145624556214 · Belview: $91k56218 · Boyd: $79k56220 · Canby: $61k56223 · Clarkfield: $72k56229 · Cottonwood: $104k56237 · Echo: $89k56241 · Granite Falls: $67k56245 · Hanley Falls: $85k56264 · Minneota: $81k56265 · Montevideo: $75k56280 · Porter: $78k56291 · Taunton: $63k56292 · Vesta: $69k56297 · Wood Lake: $82k562205626556264562415622356229562185629156292562375621456245
The residential ZIP codes of Yellow Medicine 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 $66,875 and $74,848.

They carry 14 postal town names.

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

All 14 residential ZIP codes in Yellow Medicine County

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

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Yellow Medicine County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
56241 Granite Falls 3,933 27 $67k $156k 68%
56220 Canby 2,617 10 $61k $175k 68%
56223 Clarkfield 1,351 12 $72k $110k 100%
56297 Wood Lake 811 12 $82k $142k 94%
56237 Echo 553 9 $89k $171k 100%
56245 Hanley Falls 441 10 $85k $148k 100%
56291 Taunton 397 6 $63k $184k 42%

Partly in Yellow Medicine County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Yellow Medicine County, by their share here
In this county
56280 Porter 530 8 $78k $203k 50%
56218 Boyd 435 4 $79k $123k 38%
56264 Minneota 2,277 18 $81k $190k 26%
56229 Cottonwood 1,672 16 $104k $206k 22%
56214 Belview 648 10 $91k $130k 16%
56265 Montevideo 7,225 27 $75k $162k 6%
56292 Vesta 577 10 $69k $128k 4%

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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?

11 ZIP codes of Yellow Medicine County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Yellow Medicine County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn Yellow MedicineElsewhere
562656%Chippewa County 76%; Lac qui Parle County 18%
5624168%Chippewa County 22%; Renville County 10%
5622068%Lac qui Parle County 19%; Lincoln County 12%
5626426%Lyon County 70%; Lincoln County 4%
5622922%Lyon County 78%
5629794%Redwood County 6%
5621416%Redwood County 85%
562924%Redwood County 96%
5628050%Lincoln County 50%
5621838%Lac qui Parle County 62%
5629142%Lyon County 31%; Lincoln County 26%

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

Which first three digits do Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine County starts with 562.

Three-digit prefixes of Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
562 Saint Cloud, MN (SCF 563) 14 74

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