Postal entity record
US 56531 Postal Code Data Source-backed
56531 postal code facts for Elbow Lake, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceElbow Lake
RegionMN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Elbow Lake |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Minnesota / MN |
| Local area | Grant |
| Coordinates | 45.9953, -95.9671 |
| 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 56531 to Elbow Lake, 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 | Elbow Lake |
| postal_code | admin_area | Minnesota |
| postal_code | centroid | 45.9953, -95.9671 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56311 | Barrett | Minnesota | 7.9 mi |
| 56590 | Wendell | Minnesota | 8.2 mi |
| 56309 | Ashby | Minnesota | 9 mi |
| 56274 | Norcross | Minnesota | 11 mi |
| 56324 | Dalton | Minnesota | 12.6 mi |
| 56326 | Evansville | Minnesota | 13.1 mi |
| 56339 | Hoffman | Minnesota | 14.5 mi |
| 56248 | Herman | Minnesota | 15.4 mi |
| 56565 | Nashua | Minnesota | 17.2 mi |
| 56315 | Brandon | Minnesota | 17.8 mi |
| 56343 | Kensington | Minnesota | 18 mi |
| 56583 | Tintah | Minnesota | 18.8 mi |