ZIP code · Brainerd · Minnesota · United States
ZIP code 56401 — Brainerd
ZIP code 56401 serves Brainerd, Minnesota.
- Postal code
- 56401Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Brainerd
- County
- Crow Wing FIPS 27035
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 46.3502, -94.1000 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 31,749 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 98 / sq mi
- Land area
- 322.6 sq mi (835.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $70,269
- Per-capita income
- $36,426
- Median age
- 40
- Households
- 12,990
- Housing units
- 16,038
- Median home value
- $237,900
- Median gross rent
- $918 / 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 56401
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 82°F), coldest Jan (avg low -0°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 21 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 40 | 26 |
| Avg low °F | -0 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 22 | 8 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BRAINERD CROW WING CO AP (4.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 56401
- 5 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 25 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 11 parks
- 6 playgrounds
- 4 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 5 places of worship
- 3 banks
- 7 gas stations
- 4 EV charging stations
- 3 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