Postal entity record
US 62897 Postal Code Data Source-backed
62897 postal code facts for Whittington, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceWhittington
RegionIL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Whittington |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Illinois / IL |
| Local area | Franklin |
| Coordinates | 38.0872, -88.9014 |
| 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 62897 to Whittington, 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 | Whittington |
| postal_code | admin_area | Illinois |
| postal_code | centroid | 38.0872, -88.9014 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62836 | Ewing | Illinois | 3 mi |
| 62846 | Ina | Illinois | 4.6 mi |
| 62812 | Benton | Illinois | 6.1 mi |
| 62866 | Nason | Illinois | 6.5 mi |
| 62840 | Frankfort Heights | Illinois | 6.8 mi |
| 62816 | Bonnie | Illinois | 7.7 mi |
| 62884 | Sesser | Illinois | 8.5 mi |
| 62891 | Valier | Illinois | 8.5 mi |
| 62856 | Logan | Illinois | 9.7 mi |
| 62819 | Buckner | Illinois | 10 mi |
| 62822 | Christopher | Illinois | 11 mi |
| 62825 | Coello | Illinois | 11.1 mi |