Postal entity record
US 62812 Postal Code Data Source-backed
62812 postal code facts for Benton, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceBenton
RegionIL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Benton |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Illinois / IL |
| Local area | Franklin |
| Coordinates | 38, -88.9227 |
| 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 62812 to Benton, 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 | Benton |
| postal_code | admin_area | Illinois |
| postal_code | centroid | 38, -88.9227 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62840 | Frankfort Heights | Illinois | 1.1 mi |
| 62856 | Logan | Illinois | 5.4 mi |
| 62819 | Buckner | Illinois | 5.6 mi |
| 62897 | Whittington | Illinois | 6.1 mi |
| 62836 | Ewing | Illinois | 6.2 mi |
| 62891 | Valier | Illinois | 6.3 mi |
| 62874 | Orient | Illinois | 6.4 mi |
| 62896 | West Frankfort | Illinois | 7.1 mi |
| 62822 | Christopher | Illinois | 7.4 mi |
| 62825 | Coello | Illinois | 7.9 mi |
| 62884 | Sesser | Illinois | 9.6 mi |
| 62999 | Zeigler | Illinois | 9.9 mi |