Hamel is a neighborhood of Medina, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Hamel has its own fire station and post office with ZIP code 55340.[2]

Hamel, Minnesota
Neighborhood
Hamel, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Hamel, Minnesota
Hamel, Minnesota
Location of the neighborhood of Hamel
within the city of Medina, Hennepin County
Coordinates: 45°02′28″N 93°31′32″W / 45.04111°N 93.52556°W / 45.04111; -93.52556
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55340
Area code763
GNIS feature ID644599[1]

The area was platted as a city as early as 1879, but efforts to incorporate failed, in part, because of the complication of the town straddling the borders of both Medina and Plymouth.[3] The post office in Hamel serves both the northern portion of Medina and the southern area of Corcoran.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Scherer, Bill. "Western Hennepin County Pioneers Association - History of Medina" (PDF).
  4. ^ "ZIP Code 55340 Map, Demographics, More for Hamel, MN". www.unitedstateszipcodes.org. Retrieved April 11, 2019.