Postal entity record
US 56501 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56501 postal code facts for Detroit Lakes, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceDetroit Lakes
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Detroit Lakes |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Becker |
| Coordinates | 46.8172, -95.8453 |
| 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 56501 to Detroit Lakes, 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 | Detroit Lakes |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 46.8172, -95.8453 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56502 | Detroit Lakes | Minnesota | 0 mi |
| 56578 | Rochert | Minnesota | 7.4 mi |
| 56511 | Audubon | Minnesota | 7.7 mi |
| 56587 | Vergas | Minnesota | 10.4 mi |
| 56554 | Lake Park | Minnesota | 10.5 mi |
| 56577 | Richwood | Minnesota | 10.9 mi |
| 56521 | Callaway | Minnesota | 14 mi |
| 56544 | Frazee | Minnesota | 15.9 mi |
| 56572 | Pelican Rapids | Minnesota | 18.3 mi |
| 56528 | Dent | Minnesota | 18.5 mi |
| 56591 | White Earth | Minnesota | 19.3 mi |
| 56573 | Perham | Minnesota | 19.4 mi |