Postal entity record
US 56239 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56239 postal code facts for Ghent, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceGhent
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Ghent |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Lyon |
| Coordinates | 44.5078, -95.8936 |
| 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 56239 to Ghent, 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 | Ghent |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 44.5078, -95.8936 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56264 | Minneota | Minnesota | 5.4 mi |
| 56258 | Marshall | Minnesota | 7 mi |
| 56157 | Lynd | Minnesota | 7.4 mi |
| 56291 | Taunton | Minnesota | 9.9 mi |
| 56229 | Cottonwood | Minnesota | 11.8 mi |
| 56169 | Russell | Minnesota | 13.2 mi |
| 56245 | Hanley Falls | Minnesota | 15.7 mi |
| 56113 | Arco | Minnesota | 16.6 mi |
| 56280 | Porter | Minnesota | 16.6 mi |
| 56263 | Milroy | Minnesota | 17.4 mi |
| 56142 | Ivanhoe | Minnesota | 17.7 mi |
| 56223 | Clarkfield | Minnesota | 18.7 mi |