ZIP code · Backus · Minnesota · United States
ZIP code 56435 — Backus
ZIP code 56435 serves Backus, Minnesota.
- Postal code
- 56435Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Backus
- County
- Cass FIPS 27021
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 46.8699, -94.3959 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 2,912 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 18 / sq mi
- Land area
- 158.3 sq mi (410.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $63,542
- Per-capita income
- $32,876
- Median age
- 51.2
- Households
- 1,225
- Housing units
- 2,236
- Median home value
- $230,100
- Median gross rent
- $944 / month
- Congressional district
- MN-8 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 4a (-30 to -25 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 218Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 56435
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 80°F), coldest Jan (avg low 1°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 19 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 54 | 37 | 25 |
| Avg low °F | 1 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 48 | 36 | 23 | 11 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: DEEP PORTAGE (2.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 56435
- 1 supermarkets
- 3 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 post offices
- 3 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 1 gas stations
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page