Postal entity record
US 62979 Postal Code Data Source-backed
62979 postal code facts for Ridgway, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceRidgway
RegionIL
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Ridgway |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Illinois / IL |
| Local area | Gallatin |
| Coordinates | 37.8042, -88.2612 |
| 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 62979 to Ridgway, 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 | Ridgway |
| postal_code | admin_area | Illinois |
| postal_code | centroid | 37.8042, -88.2612 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62871 | Omaha | Illinois | 6.1 mi |
| 62934 | Equality | Illinois | 7 mi |
| 62954 | Junction | Illinois | 7.6 mi |
| 62984 | Shawneetown | Illinois | 7.7 mi |
| 62867 | New Haven | Illinois | 9.8 mi |
| 62930 | Eldorado | Illinois | 10 mi |
| 62869 | Norris City | Illinois | 12.4 mi |
| 62834 | Emma | Illinois | 14.2 mi |
| 62965 | Muddy | Illinois | 14.2 mi |
| 62977 | Raleigh | Illinois | 14.9 mi |
| 62817 | Broughton | Illinois | 15.3 mi |
| 62946 | Harrisburg | Illinois | 16.4 mi |