Postal entity record
US 28762 Postal Code Data Source-backed
28762 postal code facts for Old Fort, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceOld Fort
RegionNC
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Old Fort |
|---|---|
| Admin area | North Carolina / NC |
| Local area | McDowell |
| Coordinates | 35.6169, -82.1686 |
| 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 28762 to Old Fort, 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 | Old Fort |
| postal_code | admin_area | North Carolina |
| postal_code | centroid | 35.6169, -82.1686 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28711 | Black Mountain | North Carolina | 6.9 mi |
| 28770 | Ridgecrest | North Carolina | 7.4 mi |
| 28757 | Montreat | North Carolina | 8.4 mi |
| 28752 | Marion | North Carolina | 9.6 mi |
| 28737 | Glenwood | North Carolina | 10.4 mi |
| 28746 | Lake Lure | North Carolina | 11.8 mi |
| 28720 | Chimney Rock | North Carolina | 13.1 mi |
| 28710 | Bat Cave | North Carolina | 13.2 mi |
| 28778 | Swannanoa | North Carolina | 13.4 mi |
| 28735 | Gerton | North Carolina | 14.1 mi |
| 28730 | Fairview | North Carolina | 14.4 mi |
| 28167 | Union Mills | North Carolina | 15 mi |