ZIP code · Benson · Minnesota · United States
ZIP code 56215 — Benson
ZIP code 56215 serves Benson, Minnesota.
- Postal code
- 56215Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Benson
- County
- Swift FIPS 27151
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 45.3129, -95.5766 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 4,701 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 22 / sq mi
- Land area
- 211.2 sq mi (547 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $58,198
- Per-capita income
- $36,609
- Median age
- 43.3
- Households
- 1,984
- Housing units
- 2,246
- Median home value
- $161,400
- Median gross rent
- $940 / month
- Congressional district
- MN-7 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 4b (-25 to -20 °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
- 320Telephone 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 56215
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 1°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 21 | 26 | 39 | 56 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 59 | 41 | 27 |
| Avg low °F | 1 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 46 | 57 | 61 | 59 | 49 | 35 | 22 | 8 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BENSON (2.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 56215
- 2 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 2 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 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