Postal entity record
US 46217 Postal Code Data Source-backed
46217 postal code facts for Indianapolis, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceIndianapolis
RegionIN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Indianapolis |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Indiana / IN |
| Local area | Marion |
| Coordinates | 39.6782, -86.1976 |
| 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 46217 to Indianapolis, 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 | Indianapolis |
| postal_code | admin_area | Indiana |
| postal_code | centroid | 39.6782, -86.1976 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46227 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 3.6 mi |
| 46241 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 4 mi |
| 46142 | Greenwood | Indiana | 4.6 mi |
| 46225 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 4.8 mi |
| 46183 | West Newton | Indiana | 4.9 mi |
| 46221 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 5 mi |
| 46231 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 5.9 mi |
| 46107 | Beech Grove | Indiana | 6.1 mi |
| 46206 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 6.1 mi |
| 46203 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 6.2 mi |
| 46207 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 6.5 mi |
| 46237 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 6.5 mi |