Postal entity record
US 60056 Postal Code Data Source-backed
60056 postal code facts for Mount Prospect, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceMount Prospect
RegionIL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Mount Prospect |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Illinois / IL |
| Local area | Cook |
| Coordinates | 42.0624, -87.9377 |
| 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 60056 to Mount Prospect, 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 | Mount Prospect |
| postal_code | admin_area | Illinois |
| postal_code | centroid | 42.0624, -87.9377 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60005 | Arlington Heights | Illinois | 2.5 mi |
| 60006 | Arlington Heights | Illinois | 2.8 mi |
| 60016 | Des Plaines | Illinois | 2.9 mi |
| 60070 | Prospect Heights | Illinois | 3 mi |
| 60019 | Des Plaines | Illinois | 3.1 mi |
| 60017 | Des Plaines | Illinois | 3.2 mi |
| 60004 | Arlington Heights | Illinois | 4 mi |
| 60008 | Rolling Meadows | Illinois | 4.2 mi |
| 60009 | Elk Grove Village | Illinois | 4.4 mi |
| 60038 | Palatine | Illinois | 4.6 mi |
| 60055 | Palatine | Illinois | 4.6 mi |
| 60007 | Elk Grove Village | Illinois | 4.7 mi |