Postal entity record
US 36874 Postal Code Data Source-backed
36874 postal code facts for Salem, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceSalem
RegionAL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Salem |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Alabama / AL |
| Local area | Lee |
| Coordinates | 32.6212, -85.184 |
| 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 36874 to Salem, 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 | Salem |
| postal_code | admin_area | Alabama |
| postal_code | centroid | 32.6212, -85.184 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36877 | Smiths Station | Alabama | 7.5 mi |
| 36804 | Opelika | Alabama | 8.1 mi |
| 36802 | Opelika | Alabama | 10.1 mi |
| 36872 | Valley | Alabama | 10.1 mi |
| 36870 | Phenix City | Alabama | 10.5 mi |
| 31808 | Fortson | Georgia | 10.6 mi |
| 36801 | Opelika | Alabama | 11.4 mi |
| 36803 | Opelika | Alabama | 11.4 mi |
| 36852 | Cusseta | Alabama | 12.4 mi |
| 36867 | Phenix City | Alabama | 12.7 mi |
| 36854 | Valley | Alabama | 13.1 mi |
| 31904 | Columbus | Georgia | 14 mi |