[Talk-us] [Imports] Zipcode Import

jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com
Sun Dec 20 14:41:30 GMT 2009


Ahh, I mean the ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
I checked it for my home town 07933 and was very happy.

My plan was to use this as as starting point.
mike


On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Kate Chapman <kate at maploser.com> wrote:
> Hey Mike,
>
> Where did you find the ZIP Code boundaries?  They are licensed data from the
> USPS and would not have a compatible license for OSM.  Or are you refering
> to ZCTAs (ZIP Code Tabulation Areas)?  ZCTAs are not the same thing as ZIP
> codes http://www.census.gov/geo/ZCTA/zcta.html.  They are usually the same
> but not always, this is because the USPS doesn't even give their ZIP Code
> database to the U.S. Census.
>
> According to this Wikipedia article
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_Code_Tabulation_Area some of them represent
> data that doesn't exist in the USPS database anymore.
>
> Not trying to rain on your parade, just want people to be aware that it is
> not the same thing.
>
> Kate Chapman
> user:wonderchook
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 7:57 AM, jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com
> <jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have found a nice source of ZipCode boundries,
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/h4ck3rm1k3/diary/8994
>>
>> do you want to import them?
>> mike
>>
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