Postal entity record
US 72956 Postal Code Data Source-backed
72956 postal code facts for Van Buren, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceVan Buren
RegionAR
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Van Buren |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Arkansas / AR |
| Local area | Crawford |
| Coordinates | 35.454, -94.3278 |
| 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 72956 to Van Buren, 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 | Van Buren |
| postal_code | admin_area | Arkansas |
| postal_code | centroid | 35.454, -94.3278 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72957 | Van Buren | Arkansas | 1.7 mi |
| 72904 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | 4.8 mi |
| 72905 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | 6.2 mi |
| 72906 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | 6.2 mi |
| 72913 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | 6.2 mi |
| 72914 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | 6.2 mi |
| 72917 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | 6.2 mi |
| 72918 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | 6.2 mi |
| 72919 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | 6.2 mi |
| 72902 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | 6.5 mi |
| 72952 | Rudy | Arkansas | 6.7 mi |
| 72921 | Alma | Arkansas | 7.5 mi |