Postal entity record
US 48661 Postal Code Data Source-backed
48661 postal code facts for West Branch, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceWest Branch
RegionMI
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | West Branch |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Michigan / MI |
| Local area | Ogemaw |
| Coordinates | 44.279, -84.2286 |
| 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 48661 to West Branch, 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 | West Branch |
| postal_code | admin_area | Michigan |
| postal_code | centroid | 44.279, -84.2286 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48610 | Alger | Michigan | 9.9 mi |
| 48654 | Rose City | Michigan | 10.8 mi |
| 48756 | Prescott | Michigan | 11.3 mi |
| 48656 | Saint Helen | Michigan | 11.4 mi |
| 48635 | Lupton | Michigan | 14.3 mi |
| 48659 | Sterling | Michigan | 17.1 mi |
| 48743 | Long Lake | Michigan | 20.1 mi |
| 48739 | Hale | Michigan | 20.7 mi |
| 48770 | Whittemore | Michigan | 21.1 mi |
| 48651 | Prudenville | Michigan | 21.5 mi |
| 48766 | Twining | Michigan | 21.5 mi |
| 48624 | Gladwin | Michigan | 21.8 mi |