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Get zip code based on lat & long?

rated 0 times [ 172] [ 7] / answers: 1 / hits: 41750 / 13 Years ago, sun, december 4, 2011, 12:00:00

Is there a service or API I can ping, and pass in the lat/long as parameters, where it returns the zip code that lat/long pair is within? This is US-only, so I don't have to worry about international codes, etc.

I feel like Google Maps' reverse-geocoding is too heavy for me. I'd prefer something lighter, if possible. This will be done in javascript.

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answered 13 Years ago dustin · Accepted Answer

It is called Reverse Geocoding (Address Lookup). To get address for lat: 40.714224, lng: -73.961452 query http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json with parameters latlng=40.714224,-73.961452&sensor=true (example) and it returns JSON object or use http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml to return XML response (example). It's from Google and it's free.