Postal entity record
US 87740 Postal Code Data Source-backed
87740 postal code facts for Raton, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceRaton
RegionNM
Nearby rows10
Key metadata
| Place | Raton |
|---|---|
| Admin area | New Mexico / NM |
| Local area | Colfax |
| Coordinates | 36.8952, -104.4349 |
| 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 87740 to Raton, 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 | Raton |
| postal_code | admin_area | New Mexico |
| postal_code | centroid | 36.8952, -104.4349 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81081 | Trinchera | Colorado | 21.5 mi |
| 87728 | Maxwell | New Mexico | 25.3 mi |
| 88414 | Capulin | New Mexico | 25.4 mi |
| 81082 | Trinidad | Colorado | 26.1 mi |
| 81024 | Boncarbo | Colorado | 26.7 mi |
| 81046 | Hoehne | Colorado | 26.9 mi |
| 81091 | Weston | Colorado | 28.7 mi |
| 81027 | Branson | Colorado | 32.8 mi |
| 88419 | Folsom | New Mexico | 32.9 mi |
| 88418 | Des Moines | New Mexico | 33.1 mi |