Postal entity record
US 56149 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56149 postal code facts for Lake Benton, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceLake Benton
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Lake Benton |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Lincoln |
| Coordinates | 44.2782, -96.291 |
| 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 56149 to Lake Benton, 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 Benton |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 44.2782, -96.291 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56178 | Tyler | Minnesota | 8 mi |
| 56113 | Arco | Minnesota | 10.1 mi |
| 57026 | Elkton | South Dakota | 10.8 mi |
| 56170 | Ruthton | Minnesota | 12.6 mi |
| 56142 | Ivanhoe | Minnesota | 13 mi |
| 56139 | Holland | Minnesota | 14.8 mi |
| 56136 | Hendricks | Minnesota | 16.3 mi |
| 56169 | Russell | Minnesota | 17.5 mi |
| 57276 | White | South Dakota | 18.5 mi |
| 56164 | Pipestone | Minnesota | 20 mi |
| 56157 | Lynd | Minnesota | 20.1 mi |
| 57002 | Aurora | South Dakota | 20.4 mi |