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I noticed that you can search by postal code in India on the geonames website, but India is not available in the postal code data dump. Is there any way we could download postal code data for India (even if the data is incomplete or inaccurate)? Will a postal code dump for India ever be available? This is a wonderful data source! Thanks.

Postal codes for India have been removed from the dump since the lat/lng are not accurate enough.
We can :
1. remove it altogether and forget about it
2. include it in the dump without lat/lng
3. include it in the dump with inaccurate lat/lng and a warning

What do you prefer ?

Marc

Hi Marc,

I'd love to get a postal code data dump for India (and Brazil for that matter) even if the lat/long data isn't very accurate.

So I guess that's option #3 (Include it in the dump with inaccurate lat/lng and a warning.) Certainly better than nothing!

Thanks so much.

--Maisy

Hi Maisy

I have included the Indian Postal Index Number (PIN) in the dump with a warning.

We don't have data for Brazil yet. I think there is a commercial dataset available from the Brazilian postal office here :
http://www.correios.com.br/servicos/precos_tarifas/nacionais/dne/tratamento_enderecos.cfm

There are over 600000 postal codes in Brazil, according to this page :
http://www.correios.com.br/servicos/precos_tarifas/nacionais/pdf/DNE_CEPs_Localidade_UF_dez_03.pdf

I don't think we would need the full postal codes, the first 5 digits should be sufficient for our needs.

Regards

Marc

Can i get access to the Pin code dump for India?

First let me say what a great resource this is overall. As you know India is not accurate 100%, the postcode of the office where I am working for the next few weeks is out by about 0.1 of a degree and is therefore 10km adrift. We might be able to help with making Delhi more accurate, what format works for you?

Hi Martin

Thanks for offering your help. It would be great to have more accurate coordinates for India. You can send me the data in flat file format or post it to the forum.

Thanks a lot.

Regards

Marc

Hello Marc,
Can I also get a dump of Indian postal codes.
thanks,
Vishal

Hi Marc

Have you got available the lat/longs for India postcodes. I gather you do have them, but some are not overly accurate? A starting point would be most useful.

Regards

Peter

Marc

Can I get a dump of Indian postal codes as well?

thank you for your help.

with regards
Sachin Aggarwal

Is the postal code dump of India the one released by the govt? I was looking for the postal codes and wanted to know how it was organized. If I could get a copy or 1-2 pages, it would be helpful. Thank you.

Greetings -

What type of file is the "IndianPinCodes.pdb" and how do I view it?

Regards,

Hi,

I am looking for a file with the indian zip as well. Can you send me as well. I don't need the lat and long information.

Thank you for your help.

Bye,
Nordi

nordi wrote:

Hi,

I am looking for a file with the indian postal codes along with Lat/Long values if someone can help on immidiate basis.

Thank you for your help.

I'm looking for a file while using the indian zip at the same time. Could you send me likewise. I do not need the lat and extended data. Thank you in your assistance.