Postal entity record
US 62473 Postal Code Data Source-backed
62473 postal code facts for Watson, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceWatson
RegionIL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Watson |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Illinois / IL |
| Local area | Effingham |
| Coordinates | 38.9906, -88.5584 |
| 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 62473 to Watson, 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 | Watson |
| postal_code | admin_area | Illinois |
| postal_code | centroid | 38.9906, -88.5584 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62443 | Mason | Illinois | 3.9 mi |
| 62426 | Edgewood | Illinois | 8.4 mi |
| 62424 | Dieterich | Illinois | 8.6 mi |
| 62401 | Effingham | Illinois | 9.1 mi |
| 62467 | Teutopolis | Illinois | 10.7 mi |
| 62411 | Altamont | Illinois | 11.4 mi |
| 62479 | Wheeler | Illinois | 13.1 mi |
| 62461 | Shumway | Illinois | 14.4 mi |
| 62838 | Farina | Illinois | 14.8 mi |
| 62858 | Louisville | Illinois | 15.4 mi |
| 62458 | Saint Elmo | Illinois | 16.2 mi |
| 62462 | Sigel | Illinois | 16.2 mi |