I collect zipcodes on my website and want to display the zipcodes with their appropriate cities and states so I know where my users are coming from. How would I do this? I was thinking about having php parse a text file with zipcode state/zip fields, but I can't find this type of information on the net. Does anybody know where you can download zipcode information or if there is any other easy way to do this?
Philosopher
6:23 pm on Nov 18, 2005 (gmt 0)
do a quick search for "zip code database". It brings up a number of sites selling zip code databases. It's then a simple matter of comparing the entered zip to the db to know where they are.
smithaa02
7:34 pm on Nov 18, 2005 (gmt 0)
If anyone is interested I found a mysql table dump containing all the zipcodes and their information for free at [civicspacelabs.org...]
smithaa02
8:08 pm on Nov 18, 2005 (gmt 0)
The table I found actually include latitude and longitude for each zip code. Does anybody know a simple way to overlay this information over a dynamic map with php/mysql? So a map of the US would appear and dynamic points would be generated on the map where users supplied their zip codes?
TheDoctor
9:15 pm on Nov 20, 2005 (gmt 0)
If anyone is interested I found a mysql table dump containing all the zipcodes and their information for free at [civicspacelabs.org...]
This produces a 404 :(
txbakers
10:56 pm on Nov 20, 2005 (gmt 0)
get the 404, then take off the last period (dot) to get the zip file.
txbakers
1:09 am on Nov 21, 2005 (gmt 0)
be careful though, the first 7 lines were wrong, which makes me suspect the rest of the file.
