Postal entity record
US 28786 Postal Code Data Source-backed
28786 postal code facts for Waynesville, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceWaynesville
RegionNC
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Waynesville |
|---|---|
| Admin area | North Carolina / NC |
| Local area | Haywood |
| Coordinates | 35.5018, -82.9913 |
| 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 28786 to Waynesville, 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 | Waynesville |
| postal_code | admin_area | North Carolina |
| postal_code | centroid | 35.5018, -82.9913 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28745 | Lake Junaluska | North Carolina | 2 mi |
| 28738 | Hazelwood | North Carolina | 2.4 mi |
| 28785 | Waynesville | North Carolina | 2.4 mi |
| 28721 | Clyde | North Carolina | 5.6 mi |
| 28751 | Maggie Valley | North Carolina | 5.9 mi |
| 28707 | Balsam | North Carolina | 7.4 mi |
| 28716 | Canton | North Carolina | 8.5 mi |
| 28728 | Enka | North Carolina | 15.9 mi |
| 28779 | Sylva | North Carolina | 16 mi |
| 28715 | Candler | North Carolina | 16.6 mi |
| 28788 | Webster | North Carolina | 16.7 mi |
| 28789 | Whittier | North Carolina | 17.1 mi |