Postal entity record
US 28740 Postal Code Data Source-backed
28740 postal code facts for Green Mountain, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceGreen Mountain
RegionNC
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Green Mountain |
|---|---|
| Admin area | North Carolina / NC |
| Local area | Yancey |
| Coordinates | 35.9937, -82.259 |
| 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 28740 to Green Mountain, 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 | Green Mountain |
| postal_code | admin_area | North Carolina |
| postal_code | centroid | 35.9937, -82.259 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28705 | Bakersville | North Carolina | 5.5 mi |
| 28755 | Micaville | North Carolina | 6.4 mi |
| 28714 | Burnsville | North Carolina | 6.5 mi |
| 28765 | Penland | North Carolina | 9.7 mi |
| 28777 | Spruce Pine | North Carolina | 12.2 mi |
| 37650 | Erwin | Tennessee | 13.1 mi |
| 28749 | Little Switzerland | North Carolina | 13.7 mi |
| 28664 | Plumtree | North Carolina | 14.7 mi |
| 37692 | Unicoi | Tennessee | 15.1 mi |
| 37687 | Roan Mountain | Tennessee | 16.1 mi |
| 28652 | Minneapolis | North Carolina | 16.9 mi |
| 37657 | Flag Pond | Tennessee | 17 mi |