Postal entity record
US 50501 Postal Code Data Source-backed
50501 postal code facts for Fort Dodge, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceFort Dodge
RegionIA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Fort Dodge |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Iowa / IA |
| Local area | Webster |
| Coordinates | 42.5088, -94.1807 |
| 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 50501 to Fort Dodge, 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 | Fort Dodge |
| postal_code | admin_area | Iowa |
| postal_code | centroid | 42.5088, -94.1807 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50532 | Duncombe | Iowa | 7.4 mi |
| 50516 | Badger | Iowa | 7.5 mi |
| 50569 | Otho | Iowa | 7.6 mi |
| 50594 | Vincent | Iowa | 8.4 mi |
| 50524 | Clare | Iowa | 8.8 mi |
| 50566 | Moorland | Iowa | 8.8 mi |
| 50518 | Barnum | Iowa | 9.7 mi |
| 50521 | Burnside | Iowa | 12.1 mi |
| 50523 | Callender | Iowa | 12.2 mi |
| 50557 | Lehigh | Iowa | 13.1 mi |
| 50591 | Thor | Iowa | 14.4 mi |
| 50552 | Knierim | Iowa | 14.5 mi |