Postal entity record
US 61078 Postal Code Data Source-backed
61078 postal code facts for Shannon, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceShannon
RegionIL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Shannon |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Illinois / IL |
| Local area | Carroll |
| Coordinates | 42.161, -89.7481 |
| 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 61078 to Shannon, 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 | Shannon |
| postal_code | admin_area | Illinois |
| postal_code | centroid | 42.161, -89.7481 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61046 | Lanark | Illinois | 6.1 mi |
| 61007 | Baileyville | Illinois | 8.2 mi |
| 61062 | Pearl City | Illinois | 8.3 mi |
| 61030 | Forreston | Illinois | 8.9 mi |
| 61032 | Freeport | Illinois | 11.2 mi |
| 61027 | Eleroy | Illinois | 11.8 mi |
| 61053 | Mount Carroll | Illinois | 12.7 mi |
| 61051 | Milledgeville | Illinois | 13.5 mi |
| 61014 | Chadwick | Illinois | 13.7 mi |
| 61044 | Kent | Illinois | 13.8 mi |
| 61064 | Polo | Illinois | 14.1 mi |
| 61039 | German Valley | Illinois | 14.7 mi |