Postal entity record
US 46324 Postal Code Data Source-backed
46324 postal code facts for Hammond, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceHammond
RegionIN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Hammond |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Indiana / IN |
| Local area | Lake |
| Coordinates | 41.584, -87.5034 |
| 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 46324 to Hammond, 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 | Hammond |
| postal_code | admin_area | Indiana |
| postal_code | centroid | 41.584, -87.5034 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46320 | Hammond | Indiana | 1.8 mi |
| 46321 | Munster | Indiana | 2 mi |
| 60438 | Lansing | Illinois | 2.5 mi |
| 46323 | Hammond | Indiana | 2.6 mi |
| 60409 | Calumet City | Illinois | 3.2 mi |
| 46322 | Highland | Indiana | 3.4 mi |
| 46327 | Hammond | Indiana | 3.4 mi |
| 46312 | East Chicago | Indiana | 4.1 mi |
| 60473 | South Holland | Illinois | 4.8 mi |
| 46406 | Gary | Indiana | 5 mi |
| 46319 | Griffith | Indiana | 5.4 mi |
| 60476 | Thornton | Illinois | 5.5 mi |