Postal entity record
US 50012 Postal Code Data Source-backed
50012 postal code facts for Ames, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceAmes
RegionIA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Ames |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Iowa / IA |
| Local area | Story |
| Coordinates | 42.0236, -93.6485 |
| 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 50012 to Ames, 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 | Ames |
| postal_code | admin_area | Iowa |
| postal_code | centroid | 42.0236, -93.6485 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50013 | Ames | Iowa | 0.4 mi |
| 50010 | Ames | Iowa | 2.7 mi |
| 50014 | Ames | Iowa | 2.9 mi |
| 50134 | Kelley | Iowa | 5.2 mi |
| 50105 | Gilbert | Iowa | 6.3 mi |
| 50124 | Huxley | Iowa | 8.9 mi |
| 50011 | Ames | Iowa | 9.4 mi |
| 50046 | Cambridge | Iowa | 10.3 mi |
| 50244 | Slater | Iowa | 10.3 mi |
| 50201 | Nevada | Iowa | 10.4 mi |
| 50152 | Luther | Iowa | 11.3 mi |
| 50248 | Story City | Iowa | 11.3 mi |