Postal entity record
US 51002 Postal Code Data Source-backed
51002 postal code facts for Alta, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceAlta
RegionIA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Alta |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Iowa / IA |
| Local area | Buena Vista |
| Coordinates | 42.6771, -95.3129 |
| 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 51002 to Alta, 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 | Alta |
| postal_code | admin_area | Iowa |
| postal_code | centroid | 42.6771, -95.3129 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50588 | Storm Lake | Iowa | 6.3 mi |
| 51005 | Aurelia | Iowa | 6.4 mi |
| 50592 | Truesdale | Iowa | 7.3 mi |
| 51053 | Schaller | Iowa | 11.9 mi |
| 50576 | Rembrandt | Iowa | 12.7 mi |
| 51020 | Galva | Iowa | 13 mi |
| 51012 | Cherokee | Iowa | 13.3 mi |
| 51033 | Linn Grove | Iowa | 14 mi |
| 50567 | Nemaha | Iowa | 15.6 mi |
| 50568 | Newell | Iowa | 16.7 mi |
| 51049 | Quimby | Iowa | 17 mi |
| 51029 | Larrabee | Iowa | 17.3 mi |