ZIP code · Fergus Falls · Minnesota · United States

ZIP code 56537 — Fergus Falls

ZIP code 56537 serves Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Postal code
56537
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Fergus Falls
County
Otter Tail FIPS 27111
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Coordinates
46.2760, -96.0904 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
19,650 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
69 / sq mi
Land area
283.4 sq mi (733.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$62,279
Per-capita income
$36,423
Median age
42.7
Households
8,439
Housing units
9,498
Median home value
$223,000
Median gross rent
$840 / 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
218
Telephone 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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 81°F), coldest Jan (avg low -0°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F182236536776817971563824
Avg low °F-031832455661574935218
Precip in1.30.81.12.03.94.33.33.03.02.41.00.7

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FERGUS FALLS (1.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 56537

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.

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