Postal entity record
US 62940 Postal Code Data Source-backed
62940 postal code facts for Gorham, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceGorham
RegionIL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Gorham |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Illinois / IL |
| Local area | Jackson |
| Coordinates | 37.7406, -89.444 |
| 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 62940 to Gorham, 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 | Gorham |
| postal_code | admin_area | Illinois |
| postal_code | centroid | 37.7406, -89.444 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62950 | Jacob | Illinois | 5.5 mi |
| 62966 | Murphysboro | Illinois | 6.4 mi |
| 62975 | Pomona | Illinois | 7.5 mi |
| 62942 | Grand Tower | Illinois | 8.1 mi |
| 62971 | Oraville | Illinois | 9.2 mi |
| 62907 | Ava | Illinois | 9.7 mi |
| 62903 | Carbondale | Illinois | 10.3 mi |
| 63732 | Altenburg | Missouri | 10.6 mi |
| 62280 | Rockwood | Illinois | 11.6 mi |
| 62901 | Carbondale | Illinois | 12.6 mi |
| 63737 | Brazeau | Missouri | 12.6 mi |
| 63748 | Frohna | Missouri | 12.9 mi |