Postal entity record
US 48629 Postal Code Data Source-backed
48629 postal code facts for Houghton Lake, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceHoughton Lake
RegionMI
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Houghton Lake |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Michigan / MI |
| Local area | Roscommon |
| Coordinates | 44.3147, -84.7647 |
| 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 48629 to Houghton Lake, 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 | Houghton Lake |
| postal_code | admin_area | Michigan |
| postal_code | centroid | 44.3147, -84.7647 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48630 | Houghton Lake Heights | Michigan | 1 mi |
| 48651 | Prudenville | Michigan | 5.2 mi |
| 48627 | Higgins Lake | Michigan | 5.9 mi |
| 49667 | Merritt | Michigan | 9.1 mi |
| 48653 | Roscommon | Michigan | 12.8 mi |
| 49632 | Falmouth | Michigan | 13.2 mi |
| 49651 | Lake City | Michigan | 16.9 mi |
| 48656 | Saint Helen | Michigan | 17.2 mi |
| 48625 | Harrison | Michigan | 19.8 mi |
| 48624 | Gladwin | Michigan | 23.8 mi |
| 49657 | Mc Bain | Michigan | 23.9 mi |
| 49738 | Grayling | Michigan | 24.9 mi |