ZIP code · Detroit Lakes · Minnesota · United States
ZIP code 56501 — Detroit Lakes
ZIP code 56501 serves Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
- Postal code
- 56501Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Detroit Lakes
- County
- Becker FIPS 27005
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 46.8172, -95.8453 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 18,239 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 98 / sq mi
- Land area
- 186.9 sq mi (484 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $68,980
- Per-capita income
- $44,608
- Median age
- 44.2
- Households
- 7,829
- Housing units
- 10,271
- Median home value
- $286,900
- Median gross rent
- $942 / month
- Congressional district
- MN-7 (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 56501
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 79°F), coldest Jan (avg low -4°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 17 | 23 | 36 | 52 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 53 | 37 | 22 |
| Avg low °F | -4 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 42 | 53 | 58 | 55 | 46 | 34 | 19 | 6 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: DETROIT LAKES 1 NNE (1.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 56501
- 2 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 48 restaurants & cafés
- 4 bars & pubs
- 14 parks
- 21 playgrounds
- 8 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 18 places of worship
- 9 banks
- 13 gas stations
- 2 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