[Talk-us] [Imports] Zipcode Import

[Paul Johnson]

Anthony wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Jeremy Adams <milenko at king-nerd.com>wrote:
>
>> One can easily figure out what town someone is from based on their ZIP
>> Code.  Is this not the case everywhere?
>>
>
> Certainly not.  There are lots of zip codes which represent multiple towns,
> and lots of towns which represent multiple zip codes.
>
> You can usually find out an approximate geographical location from a zip
> code (at least if it isn't an APO/FPO zip code). 

Don't count on that.  ZIP codes change frequently, and since 1983 when
the Post Office moved to 9-digit ZIP codes, the areas involved became
impractically small for anything other than door-to-door mail delivery.