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I just love it when people create projects to solve problems that have already been solved before. 5 minutes of web searching would have told you: * The USPS a
by tedyoung 15y ago
I just love it when people create projects to solve problems that have already been solved before. 5 minutes of web searching would have told you:
* The USPS already has this information
* ZIP codes are not precise enough to provide a single city/town result (in fact, many web sites already get this wrong).
* ZIP+4 codes will give you block-level detail, but I doubt more than a few percent of people know what their +4 digits are.
- draebek 15y agoThe USPS already has this information The USPS does have this information, but when I checked a year or two ago, you either have to (1) agree to use the information only for purposes of mailing packages, per their TOS; or (2) pay them, e.g. something like $500 for a list of all five digit ZIP codes plus associated cities and states (the "City State File"). Corrections very welcome! Edit to add: As philfreo asked, I'm also very interested in knowing where the data in zipcodes.db comes from.
- drivebyacct2 15y agoWhat a poor attitude.
- gm 15y ago* Who cares if the USPS already has it? The app developer is the one seeking it. * And USPS does not give the DB away for free. * Your attitude sucks. And your 5 minutes of searching were not enough.
- rmc 15y agoLess space than a Nomad. No wireless. Lame.