Downloadable Zip Code Database?

getDizzle

I have a PHP application I'm working on and the client would like to have a zip code proximity search feature. eg, the end user plugs in a zip code and it finds contacts in the database in or around that zip code. So, ideally the database would have zipcode, city, state, latitude, longitude.

I'm wondering if someone here has done something like this and can recommend an open source zip code database in a downloadable CSV? I've done tons of googling but only can find db's that require a fee. I'm looking for a free solution first.

Thanks for the help!

Option

big companies hold these databases such as your mail company... These databases are available but are highly priced... I think that you connect to their database in a read-only manner but all sorts of data protection caution would have to be taken.

So a good place to start is your Mail Company.

Hope this gets you somewhere

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jsantama

Hi there,

Try the following db. It's a mysql db, the only drawback is that the info is kind of old, 1990's. But it really does the job.

Zip Code Mysql DB

jsantama