Postal entity record
US 87420 Postal Code Data Source-backed
87420 postal code facts for Shiprock, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceShiprock
RegionNM
Nearby rows8
Key metadata
| Place | Shiprock |
|---|---|
| Admin area | New Mexico / NM |
| Local area | San Juan |
| Coordinates | 36.656, -108.7355 |
| 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 87420 to Shiprock, 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 | Shiprock |
| postal_code | admin_area | New Mexico |
| postal_code | centroid | 36.656, -108.7355 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87421 | Waterflow | New Mexico | 14.1 mi |
| 87416 | Fruitland | New Mexico | 17.6 mi |
| 87461 | Sanostee | New Mexico | 17.7 mi |
| 87417 | Kirtland | New Mexico | 22.1 mi |
| 87455 | Newcomb | New Mexico | 25.7 mi |
| 87401 | Farmington | New Mexico | 31.3 mi |
| 86507 | Lukachukai | Arizona | 32.7 mi |
| 87402 | Farmington | New Mexico | 33.5 mi |