Postal entity record
US 56212 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56212 postal code facts for Bellingham, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceBellingham
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Bellingham |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Lac qui Parle |
| Coordinates | 45.1556, -96.3224 |
| 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 56212 to Bellingham, 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 | Bellingham |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 45.1556, -96.3224 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56276 | Odessa | Minnesota | 7.2 mi |
| 56227 | Correll | Minnesota | 11.8 mi |
| 57259 | Revillo | South Dakota | 12.5 mi |
| 56256 | Madison | Minnesota | 13.5 mi |
| 56278 | Ortonville | Minnesota | 13.8 mi |
| 56257 | Marietta | Minnesota | 13.9 mi |
| 57216 | Big Stone City | South Dakota | 14.7 mi |
| 57252 | Milbank | South Dakota | 15.2 mi |
| 56208 | Appleton | Minnesota | 16.3 mi |
| 57246 | Labolt | South Dakota | 19.5 mi |
| 56232 | Dawson | Minnesota | 20.2 mi |
| 56249 | Holloway | Minnesota | 21.3 mi |