Postal entity record
US 50265 Postal Code Data Source-backed
50265 postal code facts for West Des Moines, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceWest Des Moines
RegionIA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | West Des Moines |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Iowa / IA |
| Local area | Polk |
| Coordinates | 41.5805, -93.7447 |
| 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 50265 to West Des Moines, 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 | West Des Moines |
| postal_code | admin_area | Iowa |
| postal_code | centroid | 41.5805, -93.7447 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50325 | Clive | Iowa | 1.8 mi |
| 50324 | Windsor Heights | Iowa | 2.2 mi |
| 50266 | West Des Moines | Iowa | 2.9 mi |
| 50322 | Urbandale | Iowa | 3.6 mi |
| 50398 | Urbandale | Iowa | 3.6 mi |
| 50323 | Urbandale | Iowa | 3.7 mi |
| 50312 | Des Moines | Iowa | 3.8 mi |
| 50311 | Des Moines | Iowa | 4 mi |
| 50310 | Des Moines | Iowa | 4.8 mi |
| 50321 | Des Moines | Iowa | 4.9 mi |
| 50263 | Waukee | Iowa | 6 mi |
| 50314 | Des Moines | Iowa | 6 mi |