ZIP code 56636: Deer River, MN
ZIP code 56636 is in Deer River (18% of residents), Ball Club (7.0%), Inger (4.0%) and Zemple (1.5%), in Itasca County (92%) and Cass County (7.5%), Minnesota. 70% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in Minnesota's 8th congressional district. Its state senate districts are State Senate District 2 (51%), State Senate District 7 (44%), State Senate District 6 (4.7%) and State Senate District 3 (0.3%); its state house districts are State House District 2B (51%), State House District 7A (44%), State House District 6A (4.7%) and State House District 3A (0.3%).
See it on the mapAll of Minnesota
City and county
| City or town | Share of ZIP residents |
|---|---|
| Deer River | 18% |
| Ball Club | 7.0% |
| Inger | 4.0% |
| Zemple | 1.5% |
| County | Share of ZIP residents |
|---|---|
| Itasca County | 92% |
| Cass County | 7.5% |
| Town or county subdivision | Share of ZIP residents |
|---|---|
| Bowstring Lake UT | 23% |
| Deer River city | 18% |
| Deer Lake UT | 14% |
| Deer River township | 13% |
| Morse township | 11% |
| Oteneagen township | 6.2% |
| Bowstring township | 3.9% |
| Wahnena UT | 3.3% |
| Torrey township | 3.2% |
| Zemple city | 1.5% |
| Sand Lake township | 1.5% |
| Salem township | 0.4% |
| North Cass UT | 0.4% |
| Marcell township | 0.3% |
| East Cass UT | <0.1% |
Congressional district
| Congressional district | Share of ZIP residents |
|---|---|
| Minnesota's 8th congressional district (MN-08) | 100% |
Elected officials
| Office | Member | Contact | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative (MN-08) | Pete Stauber (R) | 202-225-6211 | 100% |
| U.S. Senator | Amy Klobuchar (D) | 202-224-3244 · contact form | statewide |
| U.S. Senator | Tina Smith (D) | 202-224-5641 · contact form | statewide |
| State Senator (State Senate District 2) | Steve Green (R) | 51% | |
| State Senator (State Senate District 7) | Rob Farnsworth (R) | 44% | |
| State Senator (State Senate District 6) | Keri Heintzeman (R) | 4.7% | |
| State Senator (State Senate District 3) | Grant Hauschild (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 0.3% | |
| State Representative (State House District 2B) | Matt Bliss (R) | 51% | |
| State Representative (State House District 7A) | Spencer Igo (R) | 218-244-1295 | 44% |
| State Representative (State House District 6A) | Ben Davis (R) | 4.7% | |
| State Representative (State House District 3A) | Roger Skraba (R) | 0.3% |
Elected under MN's previous legislative map; the district's lines changed for 2026.
Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).
Local government
- Deer River website: http://www.deerriver.org/
- Deer River laws: search for the Deer River, Minnesota code of ordinances
- Ball Club laws: search for the Ball Club, Minnesota code of ordinances
- Inger laws: search for the Inger, Minnesota code of ordinances
- Itasca County website: https://itascacountymn.gov
- Itasca County laws: search for the Itasca County, Minnesota code of ordinances
- Cass County website: http://www.co.cass.mn.us
- Cass County laws: search for the Cass County, Minnesota code of ordinances
State legislative districts
| State senate district | Share of ZIP residents |
|---|---|
| State Senate District 2 | 51% |
| State Senate District 7 | 44% |
| State Senate District 6 | 4.7% |
| State Senate District 3 | 0.3% |
| State house district | Share of ZIP residents |
|---|---|
| State House District 2B | 51% |
| State House District 7A | 44% |
| State House District 6A | 4.7% |
| State House District 3A | 0.3% |
Voting precincts
23 voting precincts overlap ZIP 56636. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.
Get this in your AI agent
Your agent can get these cities, counties, districts and precincts with their shares, and their GeoJSON boundaries, from Boundary Atlas. Add https://atlas-production-d344.up.railway.app/mcp to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Codex (free, no key; how), then:
related_geographies(id="us:zcta:56636")
ZIP 56636 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.