Postal entity record
US 50479 Postal Code Data Source-backed
50479 postal code facts for Thornton, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceThornton
RegionIA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Thornton |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Iowa / IA |
| Local area | Cerro Gordo |
| Coordinates | 42.9684, -93.4088 |
| 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 50479 to Thornton, 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 | Thornton |
| postal_code | admin_area | Iowa |
| postal_code | centroid | 42.9684, -93.4088 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50477 | Swaledale | Iowa | 4.9 mi |
| 50457 | Meservey | Iowa | 5.1 mi |
| 50439 | Goodell | Iowa | 9 mi |
| 50449 | Klemme | Iowa | 9.6 mi |
| 50469 | Rockwell | Iowa | 10 mi |
| 50420 | Alexander | Iowa | 11 mi |
| 50482 | Ventura | Iowa | 11.3 mi |
| 50475 | Sheffield | Iowa | 11.6 mi |
| 50428 | Clear Lake | Iowa | 12 mi |
| 50427 | Chapin | Iowa | 13.2 mi |
| 50421 | Belmond | Iowa | 13.4 mi |
| 50438 | Garner | Iowa | 13.8 mi |