Postal entity record
US 51230 Postal Code Data Source-backed
51230 postal code facts for Alvord, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceAlvord
RegionIA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Alvord |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Iowa / IA |
| Local area | Lyon |
| Coordinates | 43.3201, -96.291 |
| 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 51230 to Alvord, 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 | Alvord |
| postal_code | admin_area | Iowa |
| postal_code | centroid | 43.3201, -96.291 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51235 | Doon | Iowa | 5 mi |
| 51240 | Inwood | Iowa | 7.4 mi |
| 51247 | Rock Valley | Iowa | 8.3 mi |
| 51242 | Lester | Iowa | 8.9 mi |
| 51246 | Rock Rapids | Iowa | 9.3 mi |
| 51241 | Larchwood | Iowa | 10.6 mi |
| 51239 | Hull | Iowa | 11.5 mi |
| 57027 | Fairview | South Dakota | 14.1 mi |
| 56173 | Steen | Minnesota | 14.8 mi |
| 51237 | George | Iowa | 15.2 mi |
| 56138 | Hills | Minnesota | 15.2 mi |
| 57013 | Canton | South Dakota | 15.3 mi |