Postal entity record
US 56055 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56055 postal code facts for Lake Crystal, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceLake Crystal
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Lake Crystal |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Blue Earth |
| Coordinates | 44.1202, -94.2184 |
| 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 56055 to Lake Crystal, 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 | Lake Crystal |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 44.1202, -94.2184 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56034 | Garden City | Minnesota | 5.4 mi |
| 56003 | Mankato | Minnesota | 9.1 mi |
| 56090 | Vernon Center | Minnesota | 10.3 mi |
| 56074 | Nicollet | Minnesota | 10.6 mi |
| 56002 | Mankato | Minnesota | 10.7 mi |
| 56062 | Madelia | Minnesota | 10.7 mi |
| 56001 | Mankato | Minnesota | 11.3 mi |
| 56037 | Good Thunder | Minnesota | 11.4 mi |
| 56021 | Courtland | Minnesota | 12.7 mi |
| 56084 | Searles | Minnesota | 13.1 mi |
| 56041 | Hanska | Minnesota | 13.8 mi |
| 56010 | Amboy | Minnesota | 16 mi |