[ic] city / state

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Mon Feb 24 20:58:01 2003


On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 05:18:41PM -0800, Gary E. Miller wrote:
> Yo Jim!
> 
> I use the US census data.  That allows me to have every zip code
> in my database:
> 
> 	http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html
> 
> Cutting it down to a manageable size may be an issue.  That is why
> so many sites just use zip code distance.
> 
> Now if I can get people to stop adding new zip codes and cities...
> 

You can also get that list from fedex, more or less guaranteeing that
your town/zip combinations match what they expect.


> RGDS
> GARY
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> 
> On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, MatchClickUSA wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone have a text file that contains all (or most) major cities in the
> > united states?
> >
> > We'd like to have the customer pick their state then (on the next page)
> > provide a dropdown menu full of major cities within their state.  It's ok
> > for us to use "closest major city", this isn't for checkout, just for
> > profiling and demographics purposes.
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