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Welcome to Hanley Falls ...

The city of Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanley Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hanley Falls has a population of 278 people<2> (see below for details).

Hanley Falls is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hanley Falls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hanley Falls: 507 & 924<4>

The ZIP code for Hanley Falls: 56245<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hanley Falls had an population of 278 people. This is a decrease of 8.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hanley Falls had a population of 304 people. This makes Hanley Falls the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 304 people, the population of Hanley Falls decreased 5.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 323 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hanley Falls.

Communities near Hanley Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hanley Falls.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hanley Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanley Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hanley Falls. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanley Falls.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanley Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Hanley Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanley Falls ...

Looking for more information about Hanley Falls? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hanley Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hanley Falls.

Adding Hanley Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanley Falls in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hanley Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hanley Falls post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanley Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Yellow Medicine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hanley Falls.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanley Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Hanley Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Hanley Falls area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Hanley Falls). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hanley Falls or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/