ZIP code · Wadena · Minnesota · United States
ZIP code 56482 — Wadena
ZIP code 56482 serves Wadena, Minnesota.
- Postal code
- 56482Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Wadena
- County
- Wadena FIPS 27159
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 46.4401, -95.1283 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 7,494 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 55 / sq mi
- Land area
- 136.2 sq mi (352.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $56,356
- Per-capita income
- $30,388
- Median age
- 39.1
- Households
- 3,147
- Housing units
- 3,387
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Median gross rent
- $699 / 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 56482
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 78°F), coldest Jan (avg low -2°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 18 | 23 | 36 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 54 | 37 | 24 |
| Avg low °F | -2 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 34 | 20 | 7 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WADENA 3 S (3.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 56482
- 1 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 supermarkets
- 4 restaurants & cafés
- 8 parks
- 1 libraries
- 3 places of worship
- 2 gas 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