Postal entity record
US 71242 Postal Code Data Source-backed
71242 postal code facts for Forest, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceForest
RegionLA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Forest |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Louisiana / LA |
| Local area | West Carroll |
| Coordinates | 32.8239, -91.3989 |
| 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 71242 to Forest, 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 | Forest |
| postal_code | admin_area | Louisiana |
| postal_code | centroid | 32.8239, -91.3989 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71263 | Oak Grove | Louisiana | 3.9 mi |
| 71266 | Pioneer | Louisiana | 8.4 mi |
| 71254 | Lake Providence | Louisiana | 12.2 mi |
| 71253 | Kilbourne | Louisiana | 12.7 mi |
| 71286 | Transylvania | Louisiana | 14.5 mi |
| 71250 | Jones | Louisiana | 15.1 mi |
| 71237 | Epps | Louisiana | 15.3 mi |
| 71223 | Bonita | Louisiana | 17.5 mi |
| 71676 | Wilmot | Arkansas | 19 mi |
| 71640 | Eudora | Arkansas | 21.8 mi |
| 71261 | Mer Rouge | Louisiana | 21.9 mi |
| 39113 | Mayersville | Mississippi | 22.1 mi |