Quickie re US zip codes

franb · Banned Joined: Aug 10, 2007 Posts: 244

Can you navigate to a US zip code like you can a UK postcode? thanks

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:32 pm Post subject:

I don't think you can, but it looks like you can...

I just switched over to the North America map on a 940.

Obviously I can't do a "Navigate to.." but if I go to "Browse map" and "Find" / Address / Postcode, it lets me do something

First it asks for a country or state (like it does, just once, the first time you change country on a Europe map), then it comes up with a list starting "Washington CT", Washington DC" etc. and an input line saying "Postcode:"

But when I start typing, it seems to me it is actually doing a *town/street* search.

I don't know any actual full zipcodes to try though....

PaulB2005 · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject:

Looking at some other threads it appears that US Zip codes cover too big an area to be practical. Whereas a UK Postal Code might cover on side of a road and US one can cover several streets.

dhn · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:48 pm Post subject:

That is correct. For example you could try to input the number 90210 which is the title of a tv show here in NA and represents the zip code of a hoity toity area in Southern California, not just 1 street.

Further, while there is a postal code search for the Canadian map, while our format is: ANA NAN, TomTom allows only the first three characters: ANA and then proceeds to ask for one of the streets within that general area. If TomTom allowed the last three characters, it would drill down to the specific street.
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Andy_P · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:53 pm Post subject:

Got it...
I entered "90210" and got as a result "90210 (Beverly Hills)" (there was also a "90211 (Beverly Hills)" and "90212 (Beverly Hills)")

But when I tapped on the first one, it then asks for a street name.

So it half works, getting you to the rough area, but it cannot get a close enough description from the zip code alone

franb · Banned Joined: Aug 10, 2007 Posts: 244

Thanks all. That sort of clarifies things.

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