Postal entity record
US 48238 Postal Code Data Source-backed
48238 postal code facts for Detroit, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceDetroit
RegionMI
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Detroit |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Michigan / MI |
| Local area | Wayne |
| Coordinates | 42.3959, -83.1411 |
| 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 48238 to Detroit, 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 | Detroit |
| postal_code | admin_area | Michigan |
| postal_code | centroid | 42.3959, -83.1411 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48204 | Detroit | Michigan | 2.1 mi |
| 48221 | Detroit | Michigan | 2.1 mi |
| 48206 | Detroit | Michigan | 2.2 mi |
| 48203 | Highland Park | Michigan | 2.7 mi |
| 48227 | Detroit | Michigan | 2.7 mi |
| 48202 | Detroit | Michigan | 3.4 mi |
| 48235 | Detroit | Michigan | 3.5 mi |
| 48208 | Detroit | Michigan | 4 mi |
| 48210 | Detroit | Michigan | 4.1 mi |
| 48212 | Hamtramck | Michigan | 4.3 mi |
| 48220 | Ferndale | Michigan | 4.3 mi |
| 48126 | Dearborn | Michigan | 4.7 mi |