Thanks for the tips all. I went ahead and just created one myself and will make it available on my personal domain to be used as a web service on any other project. Bare bones (unsorted) example here.
http://www.worldwildweb.biz/development/zipCodesWithin.cfm ~Dave On 7/7/05, Joe Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert is correct, it just takes a little math. > One thing to remember is that these databases usually measure from the > center of the zip code to the center of the zip code as opposed to > "perimeter to perimeter". So it is possible to actually have a > portion of a zip code area within your radius, but because the center > is outside the radius, it will not show in your results. > > Thanks, > Joe Kelly > > > On 7/7/05, Robert Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For the future, this is pretty simple code to write. All you need is the > > longitude and latitude of each zip and there are several databases with this > > info on the web. After you have that, the formula for calculating the > > distance is pretty straight forward, especially if the database is in a SQL > > server. The formula we use is accurate for zip within 1500 miles since we > > did not add the cosign for the curvature of the earth. > > > > Robert. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave Shuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 10:58 AM > > Subject: Re: Looking for a zipcode web service > > > > > > I may have found one that will work. If anyone is intersted, this one > > seems like a decent solution: > > > > http://www.bindingpoint.com/service.aspx?skey=bf43fb5e-7048-4c5d-8687-89959970f3fd > > > > Example and returned XML here: > > http://tinyurl.com/b8zx7 > > > > Thanks for the suggestions. > > > > ~Dave > > > > > > On 7/7/05, Daniel Elmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've used MelissaData for things like this. > > > > > > http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/zipradius.asp > > > > > > I don't know if this feature is supported in their web services, you'll > > > have > > > to click around. > > > > > > - Daniel > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Behalf Of Dave Shuck > > > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 10:16 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Looking for a zipcode web service > > > > > > > > > I am looking for a web service in which I can pass a zipcode and a > > > radius distance in miles and return all zipcodes within that radius. > > > I have searched on www.xmethods.com and found some that will return > > > distances between zips, but will not do exactly what I am looking for. > > > Is anyone aware if one exists? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > ~Dave > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > To post, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe: > > > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm > > > To subscribe: > > > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > To post, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe: > > > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm > > > To subscribe: > > > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > To post, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe: > > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm > > To subscribe: > > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > To post, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe: > > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm > > To subscribe: > > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm > To subscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm To subscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm
