Postal entity record
US 47901 Postal Code Data Source-backed
47901 postal code facts for Lafayette, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceLafayette
RegionIN
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Lafayette |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Indiana / IN |
| Local area | Tippecanoe |
| Coordinates | 40.4177, -86.8884 |
| 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 47901 to Lafayette, 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 | Lafayette |
| postal_code | admin_area | Indiana |
| postal_code | centroid | 40.4177, -86.8884 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47904 | Lafayette | Indiana | 1 mi |
| 47907 | West Lafayette | Indiana | 1.5 mi |
| 47905 | Lafayette | Indiana | 1.9 mi |
| 47902 | Lafayette | Indiana | 2 mi |
| 47996 | West Lafayette | Indiana | 2 mi |
| 47906 | West Lafayette | Indiana | 2.6 mi |
| 47909 | Lafayette | Indiana | 6.6 mi |
| 47941 | Dayton | Indiana | 6.7 mi |
| 47920 | Battle Ground | Indiana | 8.1 mi |
| 47924 | Buck Creek | Indiana | 8.2 mi |
| 47962 | Montmorenci | Indiana | 8.3 mi |
| 47903 | Lafayette | Indiana | 8.5 mi |