In Android how can I get the user's zip code using latitude and longitude?

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I am building an app that needs to access the user's zip code after getting the latitude and longitude. How can I get the zip using lat and lng?

You are going to need to use a service which can map latitude and longitude to a zip code. Keep in mind that zip codes can change for many reasons, e.g. a redistricting after an election. — Tim Biegeleisen, Jun 02 '16 at 04:39

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 04 '16 at 15:12

In addition to native Geocoder class you can use Geocoding API web service. The web service has a reverse geocoding functionality:

So you can specify latitude,longitude and a result type that you would like to get back.

In your use case it should be something similar to:

In Android you can use AndroidHttpClient class to execute HTTP request:

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