Postal entity record
US 98286 Postal Code Data Source-backed
98286 postal code facts for Shaw Island, US: region, coordinates, source, and nearby postal codes.
CountryUS
PlaceShaw Island
RegionWA
Nearby rows12
Key metadata
| Place | Shaw Island |
|---|---|
| Admin area | Washington / WA |
| Local area | San Juan |
| Coordinates | 48.5578, -122.9837 |
| 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 98286 to Shaw Island, 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 | Shaw Island |
| postal_code | admin_area | Washington |
| postal_code | centroid | 48.5578, -122.9837 |
Nearby postal codes
| Code | Place | Region | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98280 | Orcas | Washington | 3.3 mi |
| 98243 | Deer Harbor | Washington | 4.4 mi |
| 98250 | Friday Harbor | Washington | 5.1 mi |
| 98261 | Lopez Island | Washington | 6.5 mi |
| 98222 | Blakely Island | Washington | 7.9 mi |
| 98279 | Olga | Washington | 8 mi |
| 98297 | Waldron | Washington | 9.3 mi |
| 98245 | Eastsound | Washington | 10.2 mi |
| 98221 | Anacortes | Washington | 16.6 mi |
| 98262 | Lummi Island | Washington | 17.4 mi |
| 98278 | Oak Harbor | Washington | 20.8 mi |
| 98257 | La Conner | Washington | 23.1 mi |