Postal entity record
US 56209 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56209 postal code facts for Atwater, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceAtwater
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Atwater |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Kandiyohi |
| Coordinates | 45.1116, -94.7938 |
| 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 56209 to Atwater, 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 | Atwater |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 45.1116, -94.7938 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56243 | Grove City | Minnesota | 5.9 mi |
| 56251 | Kandiyohi | Minnesota | 6.4 mi |
| 56288 | Spicer | Minnesota | 9.7 mi |
| 56253 | Lake Lillian | Minnesota | 11.3 mi |
| 56228 | Cosmos | Minnesota | 11.5 mi |
| 56201 | Willmar | Minnesota | 12.7 mi |
| 55355 | Litchfield | Minnesota | 13.1 mi |
| 56273 | New London | Minnesota | 14.7 mi |
| 55329 | Eden Valley | Minnesota | 16.1 mi |
| 56216 | Blomkest | Minnesota | 17.1 mi |
| 55324 | Darwin | Minnesota | 18 mi |
| 56279 | Pennock | Minnesota | 18.6 mi |