Find locations using zip codes, cities or coordinates

Question

I need to code a finder of cities in a radius of X km. of a given one using a ZIP code or a city. Something like this:

Enter ZIP code or city: [            ]
Choose Radius in Km.    (10) (20) (30)
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[ Submit ]

So I need a database relating zip codes, coordinates and city names. (not for USA, Germany) Anyone know of any? Or a ready to use web service or whatever that allow me go to the beach earlier?

THX.-

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 26 '11 at 00:16

I just found this:

http://api.geonames.org/findNearbyPostalCodes?postalcode=8775&country=CH&radius=10&username=demo

http://www.geonames.org/export/client-libraries.html (several client libraries to request geonames service)

Exactly what I want for Christmas. THX.-

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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If you can get hold of the coordinates of each location (zipcode - longitude - latitude) you can calculate the distance

You could use http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/geoplanet/guide/index.html to get the longitude and latitude for a place then use the calculation to create the distance.

Calculating distance between zip codes in PHP

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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answered Feb 25 '11 at 22:34

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Thanks for your reply. Yes, I know what you say. I asked for a database or web service to provide that data (zipcode - longitude - latitude). – Igor Parra Feb 26 '11 at 00:08

Find locations using zip codes, cities or coordinates

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