ZIP code · Staples · Minnesota · United States

ZIP code 56479 — Staples

ZIP code 56479 serves Staples, Minnesota.

Postal code
56479
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Staples
County
Todd FIPS 27153
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Coordinates
46.3536, -94.7633 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
5,018 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
25 / sq mi
Land area
199.2 sq mi (515.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$58,009
Per-capita income
$29,931
Median age
42.7
Households
2,001
Housing units
2,341
Median home value
$177,500
Median gross rent
$856 / month
Congressional districts
MN-7 (also 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
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 78°F), coldest Jan (avg low -2°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F182336526574787769543724
Avg low °F-221529425458554734207
Precip in0.90.81.42.63.54.44.33.62.92.81.30.9

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WADENA 3 S (18.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 56479

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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