Postal entity record
US 36540 Postal Code Data Source-backed
36540 postal code facts for Gainestown, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceGainestown
RegionAL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Gainestown |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Alabama / AL |
| Local area | Clarke |
| Coordinates | 31.4258, -87.6822 |
| 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 36540 to Gainestown, 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 | Gainestown |
| postal_code | admin_area | Alabama |
| postal_code | centroid | 31.4258, -87.6822 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36480 | Uriah | Alabama | 10.2 mi |
| 36545 | Jackson | Alabama | 12.5 mi |
| 36470 | Perdue Hill | Alabama | 12.7 mi |
| 36550 | Little River | Alabama | 14.5 mi |
| 36482 | Whatley | Alabama | 14.8 mi |
| 36457 | Megargel | Alabama | 15.2 mi |
| 36449 | Goodway | Alabama | 16.3 mi |
| 36458 | Mexia | Alabama | 17.3 mi |
| 36548 | Leroy | Alabama | 17.5 mi |
| 36445 | Frisco City | Alabama | 17.7 mi |
| 36543 | Huxford | Alabama | 19.3 mi |
| 36581 | Sunflower | Alabama | 19.8 mi |