Postal entity record
US 61081 Postal Code Data Source-backed
61081 postal code facts for Sterling, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceSterling
RegionIL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Sterling |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Illinois / IL |
| Local area | Whiteside |
| Coordinates | 41.8055, -89.7054 |
| 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 61081 to Sterling, 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 | Sterling |
| postal_code | admin_area | Illinois |
| postal_code | centroid | 41.8055, -89.7054 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61071 | Rock Falls | Illinois | 2.8 mi |
| 61037 | Galt | Illinois | 3.2 mi |
| 61042 | Harmon | Illinois | 10.2 mi |
| 61091 | Woosung | Illinois | 10.8 mi |
| 61021 | Dixon | Illinois | 11.5 mi |
| 61283 | Tampico | Illinois | 11.6 mi |
| 61051 | Milledgeville | Illinois | 11.8 mi |
| 61243 | Deer Grove | Illinois | 12 mi |
| 61261 | Lyndon | Illinois | 12.4 mi |
| 61270 | Morrison | Illinois | 13.6 mi |
| 61064 | Polo | Illinois | 13.8 mi |
| 61324 | Eldena | Illinois | 15.3 mi |