Postal entity record
US 56308 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56308 postal code facts for Alexandria, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceAlexandria
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Alexandria |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Douglas |
| Coordinates | 45.8817, -95.382 |
| 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 56308 to Alexandria, 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 | Alexandria |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 45.8817, -95.382 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56319 | Carlos | Minnesota | 7.2 mi |
| 56355 | Nelson | Minnesota | 7.8 mi |
| 56341 | Holmes City | Minnesota | 8.4 mi |
| 56332 | Garfield | Minnesota | 9.3 mi |
| 56315 | Brandon | Minnesota | 11.9 mi |
| 56360 | Osakis | Minnesota | 12 mi |
| 56354 | Miltona | Minnesota | 12.2 mi |
| 56385 | Villard | Minnesota | 13.6 mi |
| 56349 | Lowry | Minnesota | 13.9 mi |
| 56389 | West Union | Minnesota | 15.5 mi |
| 56343 | Kensington | Minnesota | 15.7 mi |
| 56334 | Glenwood | Minnesota | 16.5 mi |