Postal entity record
US 54871 Postal Code Data Source-backed
54871 postal code facts for Shell Lake, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceShell Lake
RegionWI
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Shell Lake |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Wisconsin / WI |
| Local area | Washburn |
| Coordinates | 45.7536, -91.9606 |
| 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 54871 to Shell 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 | Shell Lake |
| postal_code | admin_area | Wisconsin |
| postal_code | centroid | 45.7536, -91.9606 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54801 | Spooner | Wisconsin | 7 mi |
| 54845 | Hertel | Wisconsin | 9.4 mi |
| 54813 | Barronett | Wisconsin | 9.7 mi |
| 54870 | Sarona | Wisconsin | 10.1 mi |
| 54841 | Haugen | Wisconsin | 13.4 mi |
| 54888 | Trego | Wisconsin | 14.5 mi |
| 54829 | Cumberland | Wisconsin | 15.1 mi |
| 54818 | Brill | Wisconsin | 17.4 mi |
| 54826 | Comstock | Wisconsin | 19.1 mi |
| 54875 | Springbrook | Wisconsin | 19.1 mi |
| 54893 | Webster | Wisconsin | 19.3 mi |
| 54837 | Frederic | Wisconsin | 19.8 mi |