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rpresser



Joined: 28/06/2008 21:46:10
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When I searched on geonames for Cherry Hill, NJ, it returned to my surprise FOUR ZIP codes instead of the three that are correct. The ZIP code 08358 was returned for Cherry Hill, yet quickly checking the ZIP code lookup at usps.com reveals that 08358 is not even a valid ZIP code at all, let alone assigned to Cherry Hill.
marc



Joined: 08/12/2005 07:39:47
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Thanks for letting us know.
A lot of other sources list the postal code. For instance the official NJ website:
http://www.state.nj.us/nj/about/facts/njzips.html

We are more about geography and finding places rather than the latest usps valid codes. Many of our users expect us to list obsolete codes at least for a while. Of course it would be great to flag them with their correct 'valid-till date', but we don't have the data sources to provide this information.

Marc

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