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wmboy on April 10, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ziptastic: Isn't a zipcode enough?

Yeah this doesn't work at all if you live outside USA. The post code for Auckland CBD (in New Zealand) is 1010.

So if I try http://zip.elevenbasetwo.com/?zip=1010

It gives: {"country": "US", "state": "MA", "city": "BRIMFIELD"}

jwn on April 11, 2012 | [–]

I'm guessing it's a leading zero problem, since all US Zipcodes are 5 digits (or nine). Going to http://zip.elevenbasetwo.com/?zip=01010 gives the same response noted above.

damian2000 on April 11, 2012 | [–]

Same for Australian zip codes e.g. 2000 (Sydney) returns a 404 (doesn't exist)

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