Hamel, Minnesota

Hamel (/ˈhæməl/ HAM-əl) 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 Location of the neighborhood of Hamel within the city of Medina, Hennepin County
Coordinates: 45°02′28″N 93°31′32″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Hennepin
Elevation	1,020 ft (310 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55340
Area code	763
GNIS feature ID	644599[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]