This operation provides valuable information about a specific zip code. Included are many demographics codes that many users find valuable for tracking customers and statistical analysis.

 

URL Endpoints

GetZipInfo Inputs

Name Type Description
Zip String The zip for which to find demographic data.
LicenseKey String Your license key to use the service.
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GetZipInfo Outputs

Name Type Values Description
City String Varies The city of the given zip code. Alternate
city names are given below.
State String Varies The state of the given zip code.
County String Varies The county of the given zip code.
AreaCode String Varies The area code of the given zip code.
CityAbbreviation String Varies A common abbreviation of the city
name of the given zip code.
CityType String N, P, U, B,
A, C, S, K		 The city type of the given zip code. The
code refers to the type of postal station
in a given zip code. See table below for
descriptions for each of the codes.
CountyFIPS String Number County FIPS(Federal Information
Processing Standard) code; used to
uniquely identify counties across the
US.
StateFIPS String Number State FIPS(Federal Information
Processing Standard) code; used to
uniquely identity states.
TimeZone String Number The number of hours offset from GMT. 5
= Eastern time zone.
DayLightSavings String Y or N Whether the given zip code observes
Day Light Savings time.
MSA String Varies The Metropolitan Statistical Area Code.
Used to uniquely identify a geographic
area with a relatively high population
density at its core.
MD String Varies The Metropolitan District Code.
CBSA String Varies The Core Based Statistical Area Code.
A code used to identify an urban center
of at least 10,000 people and adjacent
areas that are socioeconomically tied to
the urban center.
PMSA String Varies The Primary Metropolitan Statistical
Area code. Used to uniquely identify
areas that are part of a larger urban
center.
DMA String Varies The Designated Market Area code. Used
to uniquely identify a geographic region
that receive the same(or similar) TV and
radio show programs.
Latitude String Number The latitude centroid of the given zip code.
Longitude String Number The longitude centroid of the given zip code.
Zip String Varies The zip code input.
CityAlternativeName ArrayOfString Varies A list of strings that contain alternate
names for the city of the given zip code.
Error Error Varies Error object indicating why the service
could not return a result. See “Errors”
below for more information.

CityType Code Definitions

Code Description
N Non-Postal Community Name: Former Postal Facility
P Post Office: An official post office branch.
U Urbanization: A postal designation specific to Puerto Rico.
B Branch: A postal facility that is not the main post office and is outside the corporate limits of a city.
A Airport Mail Facility: Facilities through which US mail is flown in and out of a city.
C Community Post Office: a contract postal unit providing mail services to small communities.
S Station: A post office that is not the main office for a city but is in corporate city limits.
K Bulk Mail Center: Centers that handle bulk mail. Typically commercial, business and advertising mail.

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