Postal entity record
US 36862 Postal Code Data Source-backed
36862 postal code facts for Lafayette, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceLafayette
RegionAL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Lafayette |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Alabama / AL |
| Local area | Chambers |
| Coordinates | 32.9252, -85.4426 |
| 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 36862 to Lafayette, 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 | Lafayette |
| postal_code | admin_area | Alabama |
| postal_code | centroid | 32.9252, -85.4426 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36855 | Five Points | Alabama | 10.6 mi |
| 36879 | Waverly | Alabama | 11.9 mi |
| 36852 | Cusseta | Alabama | 13.8 mi |
| 36863 | Lanett | Alabama | 13.9 mi |
| 36850 | Camp Hill | Alabama | 15.4 mi |
| 36274 | Roanoke | Alabama | 16.1 mi |
| 36276 | Wadley | Alabama | 16.7 mi |
| 36854 | Valley | Alabama | 17.4 mi |
| 36256 | Daviston | Alabama | 19.5 mi |
| 36801 | Opelika | Alabama | 19.7 mi |
| 36803 | Opelika | Alabama | 19.7 mi |
| 31833 | West Point | Georgia | 19.8 mi |