Postal entity record
US 56296 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56296 postal code facts for Wheaton, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceWheaton
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Wheaton |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Traverse |
| Coordinates | 45.8111, -96.4866 |
| 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 56296 to Wheaton, 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 | Wheaton |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 45.8111, -96.4866 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56236 | Dumont | Minnesota | 10.4 mi |
| 57260 | Rosholt | South Dakota | 12 mi |
| 56583 | Tintah | Minnesota | 14.9 mi |
| 56248 | Herman | Minnesota | 16.5 mi |
| 58030 | Fairmount | North Dakota | 17.4 mi |
| 56240 | Graceville | Minnesota | 17.6 mi |
| 56210 | Barry | Minnesota | 17.7 mi |
| 56274 | Norcross | Minnesota | 17.7 mi |
| 56565 | Nashua | Minnesota | 18.7 mi |
| 56211 | Beardsley | Minnesota | 20.7 mi |
| 56219 | Browns Valley | Minnesota | 20.9 mi |
| 57255 | New Effington | South Dakota | 21 mi |