Postal entity record
US 28602 Postal Code Data Source-backed
28602 postal code facts for Hickory, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceHickory
RegionNC
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Hickory |
|---|---|
| Admin area | North Carolina / NC |
| Local area | Catawba |
| Coordinates | 35.6884, -81.3612 |
| 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 28602 to Hickory, 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 | Hickory |
| postal_code | admin_area | North Carolina |
| postal_code | centroid | 35.6884, -81.3612 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28637 | Hildebran | North Carolina | 3.9 mi |
| 28603 | Hickory | North Carolina | 4.2 mi |
| 28601 | Hickory | North Carolina | 5.1 mi |
| 28666 | Icard | North Carolina | 6.7 mi |
| 28658 | Newton | North Carolina | 7.2 mi |
| 28667 | Rhodhiss | North Carolina | 7.3 mi |
| 28630 | Granite Falls | North Carolina | 8.4 mi |
| 28613 | Conover | North Carolina | 8.6 mi |
| 28612 | Connelly Springs | North Carolina | 9.3 mi |
| 28671 | Rutherford College | North Carolina | 10 mi |
| 28690 | Valdese | North Carolina | 12.2 mi |
| 28638 | Hudson | North Carolina | 12.7 mi |