Postal entity record
US 38642 Postal Code Data Source-backed
38642 postal code facts for Lamar, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceLamar
RegionMS
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Lamar |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Mississippi / MS |
| Local area | Marshall |
| Coordinates | 34.9271, -89.3163 |
| 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 38642 to Lamar, 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 | Lamar |
| postal_code | admin_area | Mississippi |
| postal_code | centroid | 34.9271, -89.3163 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38647 | Michigan City | Mississippi | 5.6 mi |
| 38046 | La Grange | Tennessee | 9.1 mi |
| 38057 | Moscow | Tennessee | 9.4 mi |
| 38039 | Grand Junction | Tennessee | 11.2 mi |
| 38603 | Ashland | Mississippi | 11.7 mi |
| 38649 | Mount Pleasant | Mississippi | 11.8 mi |
| 38634 | Holly Springs | Mississippi | 13.3 mi |
| 38661 | Red Banks | Mississippi | 14.3 mi |
| 38635 | Holly Springs | Mississippi | 15.9 mi |
| 38067 | Saulsbury | Tennessee | 16 mi |
| 38076 | Williston | Tennessee | 16.2 mi |
| 38066 | Rossville | Tennessee | 17.6 mi |