Postal entity record
US 55342 Postal Code Data Source-backed
55342 postal code facts for Hector, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceHector
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Hector |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Renville |
| Coordinates | 44.7485, -94.7058 |
| 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 55342 to Hector, 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 | Hector |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 44.7485, -94.7058 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55314 | Buffalo Lake | Minnesota | 5.8 mi |
| 55310 | Bird Island | Minnesota | 8.1 mi |
| 55385 | Stewart | Minnesota | 12.6 mi |
| 56277 | Olivia | Minnesota | 13.2 mi |
| 56228 | Cosmos | Minnesota | 14.5 mi |
| 55332 | Fairfax | Minnesota | 14.9 mi |
| 55335 | Gibbon | Minnesota | 15.2 mi |
| 55333 | Franklin | Minnesota | 17 mi |
| 56253 | Lake Lillian | Minnesota | 17.8 mi |
| 55312 | Brownton | Minnesota | 18.5 mi |
| 55350 | Hutchinson | Minnesota | 18.7 mi |
| 56230 | Danube | Minnesota | 19.4 mi |