Postal entity record
US 56140 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56140 postal code facts for Ihlen, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceIhlen
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Ihlen |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Pipestone |
| Coordinates | 43.9072, -96.3673 |
| 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 56140 to Ihlen, 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 | Ihlen |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 43.9072, -96.3673 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56144 | Jasper | Minnesota | 3.6 mi |
| 56164 | Pipestone | Minnesota | 7.6 mi |
| 56134 | Hardwick | Minnesota | 11 mi |
| 56128 | Edgerton | Minnesota | 11.1 mi |
| 57065 | Trent | South Dakota | 13.2 mi |
| 56186 | Woodstock | Minnesota | 13.5 mi |
| 56139 | Holland | Minnesota | 14.6 mi |
| 57024 | Egan | South Dakota | 15.1 mi |
| 57030 | Garretson | South Dakota | 15.2 mi |
| 56147 | Kenneth | Minnesota | 16.3 mi |
| 57028 | Flandreau | South Dakota | 16.8 mi |
| 56153 | Leota | Minnesota | 18.3 mi |