Postal entity record
US 71497 Postal Code Data Source-backed
71497 postal code facts for Natchitoches, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceNatchitoches
RegionLA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Natchitoches |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Louisiana / LA |
| Local area | Natchitoches |
| Coordinates | 31.7476, -93.0791 |
| 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 71497 to Natchitoches, 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 | Natchitoches |
| postal_code | admin_area | Louisiana |
| postal_code | centroid | 31.7476, -93.0791 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71458 | Natchitoches | Louisiana | 0 mi |
| 71457 | Natchitoches | Louisiana | 1.2 mi |
| 71414 | Clarence | Louisiana | 5.9 mi |
| 71456 | Natchez | Louisiana | 6.8 mi |
| 71471 | Saint Maurice | Louisiana | 7.1 mi |
| 71428 | Flora | Louisiana | 9.4 mi |
| 71411 | Campti | Louisiana | 10.3 mi |
| 71066 | Powhatan | Louisiana | 11.1 mi |
| 71452 | Melrose | Louisiana | 11.3 mi |
| 71469 | Robeline | Louisiana | 14.3 mi |
| 71454 | Montgomery | Louisiana | 15 mi |
| 71468 | Provencal | Louisiana | 16.5 mi |