Postal entity record
US 28603 Postal Code Data Source-backed
28603 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 | 35.6799, -81.2872 |
| 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 28603 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 | 35.6799, -81.2872 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28658 | Newton | North Carolina | 3.3 mi |
| 28602 | Hickory | North Carolina | 4.2 mi |
| 28613 | Conover | North Carolina | 5.3 mi |
| 28601 | Hickory | North Carolina | 5.9 mi |
| 28637 | Hildebran | North Carolina | 7.9 mi |
| 28610 | Claremont | North Carolina | 9.3 mi |
| 28650 | Maiden | North Carolina | 9.6 mi |
| 28667 | Rhodhiss | North Carolina | 10.5 mi |
| 28666 | Icard | North Carolina | 10.8 mi |
| 28630 | Granite Falls | North Carolina | 11.4 mi |
| 28609 | Catawba | North Carolina | 13.3 mi |
| 28612 | Connelly Springs | North Carolina | 13.4 mi |