Postal Code/Locator

[G. Matthew Rice]

Ilya Palagin <IlyaPalagin-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> writes:
> "We simply do not have location data for Canada, Mexico, or any
> locations outside of the states and territories of the United States."

Sure.  You can download the zipcode database [with lat/long positions] for
free from the USPS. 


> It's interesting - I failed to find a Canadian locator.

That's because you have to pay for the Canadian equivalent of the above US
information.  And even then you have to access it through a crappy windows
application that restricts you to a 100 entry response limit [maybe there's a
more expensive version but I think that this one is $2000].  And even using a
windows 'event' recorder to automatically extract those records, 100 at a
time, is against the license that you agree to [let me know if you need a URL
for a good event recorder :)].

So much for freedom of information, eh?
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