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Holmes City
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°50′01″N 95°32′28″W / 45.83361°N 95.54111°W / 45.83361; -95.54111
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Douglas
Elevation	1,388 ft (423 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56341
Area code	320
GNIS feature ID	645100

Holmes City is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. Holmes City is 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Alexandria. Holmes City has a post office with ZIP code 56341.

A post office called Holmes City has been in operation since 1868. The community was named for Thomas Andrew Holmes, a pioneer settler.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ZIP Code Lookup
3. "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
4. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 177.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Alexandria
Cities	Alexandria Brandon Carlos Evansville Forada Garfield Kensington Millerville Miltona Nelson Osakis‡
Townships	Alexandria Belle River Brandon Carlos Evansville Holmes City Hudson Ida La Grand Lake Mary Leaf Valley Lund Millerville Miltona Moe Orange Osakis Solem Spruce Hill Urness
Unincorporated communities	Holmes City Melby Spruce Center
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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