Postal entity record
US 31998 Postal Code Data Source-backed
31998 postal code facts for Columbus, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceColumbus
RegionGA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Columbus |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Georgia / GA |
| Local area | Muscogee |
| Coordinates | 32.491, -84.8741 |
| 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 31998 to Columbus, 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 | Columbus |
| postal_code | admin_area | Georgia |
| postal_code | centroid | 32.491, -84.8741 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31914 | Columbus | Georgia | 0 mi |
| 31917 | Columbus | Georgia | 0 mi |
| 31997 | Columbus | Georgia | 0 mi |
| 31907 | Columbus | Georgia | 1.7 mi |
| 31908 | Columbus | Georgia | 3.6 mi |
| 31909 | Columbus | Georgia | 4.4 mi |
| 31906 | Columbus | Georgia | 4.7 mi |
| 31820 | Midland | Georgia | 5 mi |
| 31995 | Fort Benning | Georgia | 5.2 mi |
| 31902 | Columbus | Georgia | 5.3 mi |
| 31993 | Columbus | Georgia | 6 mi |
| 31901 | Columbus | Georgia | 6.3 mi |