Postal entity record
US 50009 Postal Code Data Source-backed
50009 postal code facts for Altoona, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceAltoona
RegionIA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Altoona |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Iowa / IA |
| Local area | Polk |
| Coordinates | 41.6475, -93.4724 |
| GeoNames accuracy | 4 |
| Source | GeoNames postal code data |
| License | GeoNames postal data; provided as-is with attribution required. |
| Snapshot date | 2026-06-02 |
What this record means
This row links US 50009 to Altoona, the available admin area, centroid coordinates, source accuracy, and source snapshot metadata.
Use it as a reference-data join for cleaning CRM rows, grouping operational reports, preparing territory QA, or checking whether an imported postal value has a source-backed match.
What the centroid can support
The latitude and longitude represent a postal centroid from the source snapshot. They are useful for approximate map previews, nearby-record review, deduplication checks, and distance-based QA.
They should not be treated as an official delivery boundary, address-level geocode, tax boundary, or service-area guarantee.
Sample CSV enrichment output
| Input field | Added output | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| postal_code | matched_place | Altoona |
| postal_code | admin_area | Iowa |
| postal_code | centroid | 41.6475, -93.4724 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50317 | Des Moines | Iowa | 3.8 mi |
| 50032 | Berwick | Iowa | 3.9 mi |
| 50035 | Bondurant | Iowa | 3.9 mi |
| 50327 | Pleasant Hill | Iowa | 5 mi |
| 50169 | Mitchellville | Iowa | 5.4 mi |
| 50301 | Des Moines | Iowa | 5.4 mi |
| 50302 | Des Moines | Iowa | 5.4 mi |
| 50303 | Des Moines | Iowa | 5.4 mi |
| 50304 | Des Moines | Iowa | 5.4 mi |
| 50305 | Des Moines | Iowa | 5.4 mi |
| 50306 | Des Moines | Iowa | 5.4 mi |
| 50308 | Des Moines | Iowa | 5.4 mi |