Postal entity record
US 56137 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56137 postal code facts for Heron Lake, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceHeron Lake
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Heron Lake |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Jackson |
| Coordinates | 43.7979, -95.3267 |
| 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 56137 to Heron Lake, 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 | Heron Lake |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 43.7979, -95.3267 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56161 | Okabena | Minnesota | 5.2 mi |
| 56119 | Brewster | Minnesota | 10.1 mi |
| 56101 | Windom | Minnesota | 11.1 mi |
| 56150 | Lakefield | Minnesota | 12.2 mi |
| 56131 | Fulda | Minnesota | 14.5 mi |
| 56118 | Bingham Lake | Minnesota | 15.5 mi |
| 56167 | Round Lake | Minnesota | 17.4 mi |
| 56174 | Storden | Minnesota | 17.6 mi |
| 56114 | Avoca | Minnesota | 18.1 mi |
| 56187 | Worthington | Minnesota | 18.2 mi |
| 56183 | Westbrook | Minnesota | 19.1 mi |
| 56143 | Jackson | Minnesota | 19.7 mi |