Postal entity record
US 50243 Postal Code Data Source-backed
50243 postal code facts for Sheldahl, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceSheldahl
RegionIA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Sheldahl |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Iowa / IA |
| Local area | Polk |
| Coordinates | 41.8571, -93.6973 |
| 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 50243 to Sheldahl, 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 | Sheldahl |
| postal_code | admin_area | Iowa |
| postal_code | centroid | 41.8571, -93.6973 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50244 | Slater | Iowa | 1.6 mi |
| 50007 | Alleman | Iowa | 5.5 mi |
| 50124 | Huxley | Iowa | 5.7 mi |
| 50134 | Kelley | Iowa | 6.6 mi |
| 50226 | Polk City | Iowa | 7.1 mi |
| 50156 | Madrid | Iowa | 7.8 mi |
| 50046 | Cambridge | Iowa | 9.1 mi |
| 50152 | Luther | Iowa | 9.1 mi |
| 50109 | Granger | Iowa | 9.3 mi |
| 50073 | Elkhart | Iowa | 10.1 mi |
| 50023 | Ankeny | Iowa | 10.2 mi |
| 50276 | Woodward | Iowa | 10.8 mi |