Data source for determining postal codes given location?

Asked Apr 12 '11 at 18:56

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What is the best data source for determining international postal codes given a latitude & longitude?

asked Apr 12 '11 at 18:56

scw

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SCW are you looking for a paid or free source for global postcodes? – Mapperz Apr 12 '11 at 19:07
A preference for free, but both are fine. – scw Apr 12 '11 at 19:10

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Paid for

EZ-Locate (TeleAtlas - owned by TomTom)

http://www.geocode.com/index.cfm?module=download

NAVmart (NavTeq owned by Nokia)

http://www.navmart.com/geocoding.php

http://www.navmart.com/geocoding_services.php

Free

Via Michelin (API and better coverage in Europe rather than globally)

http://dev.viamichelin.com/

Geonames (good open-source - patchy accuracy in rural locations)

http://www.geonames.org/export/reverse-geocoding.html

answered Apr 12 '11 at 20:09

Mapperz

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Here another one: (10,000 calls per day free) https://simplegeo.com/docs/clients-code-libraries

answered Apr 12 '11 at 21:02

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I asked a question recently, trying to achieve the opposite (had city, country wanted lat/long). I used this free database. It won't give you postcodes (so it's not really an answer), but it does give you city and country, if that is useful.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:33

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answered Apr 12 '11 at 22:16

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