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US address and zipcode data

This provides access to the United State's Postal Service ZIP+4 database covering the US, it's territories and Puerto Rico.

US ZIP codes typically cover a city rather than a few properties as in the UK. The USPS have recently introduced an additional 4 digits (called the +4) onto the existing 5 digit ZIP to resolve this. A ZIP+4 resolves to a city block and is comparable with a UK postcode, however most people are not currently aware of the last 4 digits of their ZIP code.

Methods

Method Description SOAP,
.NET
XML, CSV,
DS, RST
ByZip Lists the properties in a ZIP that match the building and street filters. Yes Yes
ByZip4 Lists the properties in a ZIP+4 that match the building filter. Yes Yes
ByOrganisation Lists the organisations matching the given city (or ZIP) and company name. Yes Yes
ByStreet Lists the streets matching the given city (or ZIP) and company name. Yes Yes
ByStreetFiltered Lists the properties in the given street and city (or ZIP) that match the given building name or number. Yes Yes
ByStreetKey Lists the properties in the given street. Yes Yes
FetchAddress Queries the database, returning an address matching the Id. Yes Yes
Cleanse Performs a compound search given an address of likely candidate addresses. Find addresses, zipcodes and corrects errors in addresses. Yes Yes
GeocodeZip Get the coordinates of a ZIP or ZIP+4. Yes Yes
GeocodeAddressId Get the coordinates of a property found using one of the lookup services (e.g. ByZip4). Yes Yes
GeocodeAddress Get the coordinates of an address. Yes Yes
ByFreeText Lists the properties matching the given free text string. Performs a compound search based on the free text string. Yes Yes

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