Postal entity record
US 50261 Postal Code Data Source-backed
50261 postal code facts for Van Meter, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceVan Meter
RegionIA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Van Meter |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Iowa / IA |
| Local area | Dallas |
| Coordinates | 41.4699, -93.9207 |
| 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 50261 to Van Meter, 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 | Van Meter |
| postal_code | admin_area | Iowa |
| postal_code | centroid | 41.4699, -93.9207 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50038 | Booneville | Iowa | 4.2 mi |
| 50069 | De Soto | Iowa | 6.7 mi |
| 50218 | Patterson | Iowa | 8.6 mi |
| 50061 | Cumming | Iowa | 8.7 mi |
| 50263 | Waukee | Iowa | 9.1 mi |
| 50266 | West Des Moines | Iowa | 9.3 mi |
| 50033 | Bevington | Iowa | 9.9 mi |
| 50273 | Winterset | Iowa | 10.1 mi |
| 50072 | Earlham | Iowa | 10.8 mi |
| 50229 | Prole | Iowa | 11.4 mi |
| 50160 | Martensdale | Iowa | 11.7 mi |
| 50265 | West Des Moines | Iowa | 11.9 mi |