Postal entity record
US 40012 Postal Code Data Source-backed
40012 postal code facts for Chaplin, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceChaplin
RegionKY
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Chaplin |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Kentucky / KY |
| Local area | Nelson |
| Coordinates | 37.9025, -85.2015 |
| 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 40012 to Chaplin, 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 | Chaplin |
| postal_code | admin_area | Kentucky |
| postal_code | centroid | 37.9025, -85.2015 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40008 | Bloomfield | Kentucky | 4.6 mi |
| 40078 | Willisburg | Kentucky | 5.7 mi |
| 40061 | Saint Catharine | Kentucky | 8.9 mi |
| 40046 | Mount Eden | Kentucky | 9.4 mi |
| 40020 | Fairfield | Kentucky | 10.3 mi |
| 40069 | Springfield | Kentucky | 11.6 mi |
| 40040 | Mackville | Kentucky | 12.7 mi |
| 40071 | Taylorsville | Kentucky | 14.1 mi |
| 40013 | Coxs Creek | Kentucky | 14.4 mi |
| 40076 | Waddy | Kentucky | 14.6 mi |
| 40048 | Nazareth | Kentucky | 15.1 mi |
| 40004 | Bardstown | Kentucky | 15.6 mi |