ZIP Codes Overview

ZIP Code metadata provides city, county, latitude, longitude, time zone, and related display information for ZIP code workflows.

Use ZIP Code data when you need to enrich tariff searches, location workflows, or customer-facing displays with ZIP code details.

Choose a ZIP Code endpoint

Get ZIP Code Details

Retrieve details for a ZIP code, including city, county, latitude, longitude, and time zone information.

Data Definitions

ZIP Code

The ZipCode object has the following data structure.

Name	Type	Description
zipcode	String	5-character string of the ZIP code
latitude	Integer	Latitude of this location.
longitude	Integer	Longitude of this location.
city	String	Display name of the city containing this ZIP code.
county	String	Display name of the county containing this ZIP code.
areaCode	String	String containing the area code(s) containing this ZIP code. Area codes are separated by a forward slash, e.g. 415/510.
cityType	String	Not currently used.
cityAliasAbbreviation	String	If not null, this contains an abbreviation commonly used for this city.
elevation	Integer	Highest point of elevation (in feet) within this ZIP code.
dayLightSaving	Boolean	True or false on whether this ZIP code observes daylight saving time.
cityMixedCase	String	Alternate display name of the city containing this ZIP code.
stateAnsi	Integer	State ANSI code representing the state containing this ZIP code.
countyAnsi	Integer	ANSI code representing the county containing this ZIP code.
state	String	Two-character abbreviation of the state containing this ZIP code.
timeZone	Integer	Number indicating the time zone, e.g. 8 is Pacific Time Zone.

Note the State ANSI codes for the USA can be found at https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/ansi_statetables.html.

Here's an example in JSON of a ZIP code:

{  
	"zipcode":"48322",  
	"latitude":42,  
	"longitude":-83,  
	"city":"WEST BLOOMFIELD",  
	"county":"OAKLAND",  
	"areaCode":"248/734",  
	"cityType":"B",  
	"cityAliasAbbreviation":"W BLOOMFIELD",  
	"elevation":943,  
	"dayLightSaving":true,  
	"classificationCode":null,  
	"cityMixedCase":"West Bloomfield",  
	"cityAliasMixedCase":"West Bloomfield",  
	"stateAnsi":26,  
	"countyAnsi":125,  
	"state":"MI",  
	"timeZone":5  
}

Endpoint details

Use Get ZIP Code Details for request parameters and endpoint-specific guidance.