Postal entity record
US 55016 Postal Code Data Source-backed
55016 postal code facts for Cottage Grove, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceCottage Grove
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Cottage Grove |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Washington |
| Coordinates | 44.8308, -92.9393 |
| 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 55016 to Cottage Grove, 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 | Cottage Grove |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 44.8308, -92.9393 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55071 | Saint Paul Park | Minnesota | 2.4 mi |
| 55055 | Newport | Minnesota | 4.1 mi |
| 55129 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 4.7 mi |
| 55076 | Inver Grove Heights | Minnesota | 4.9 mi |
| 55125 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 6.1 mi |
| 55001 | Afton | Minnesota | 6.3 mi |
| 55075 | South Saint Paul | Minnesota | 6.6 mi |
| 55077 | Inver Grove Heights | Minnesota | 7.6 mi |
| 55119 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 8.4 mi |
| 55033 | Hastings | Minnesota | 9 mi |
| 55118 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 9.2 mi |
| 55123 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 10 mi |