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US Zip Code Lookup Google Gadget

How the US Zip Code Lookup gadget works

INPUT: This gadget works for the following types of input

  1. Zip Code
  2. City name
  3. City name, State name
  4. City name, 2-letter State abbreviation

OUTPUT: There are two kinds of output - single result or multiple results.
If there is a single result, the entire details are displayed (zip code, city name, state name, latitude, longitude).
If there are multiple results, they are listed with only zip codes which are hyperlinked to individual entries.

1. Zip Code

The initial screen looks like this:

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You type in a US zip code, say 20886 and click on lookup. The output will be something like this if the zip code is valid:

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To enter a new US zip code values, just type it in the textbox and click on lookup. You'll get the output.

2. City name

The initial screen looks like this:

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You want to check if there's a Montgomery-something, Pennsylvania, and find its latitude and longitude.

You type in a city name, say montgomery and click on lookup.

If the output is a single zip code corresponding to this city whose name starts with montgomery, its values will be displayed.
If there are multiple values like the one below, you get a screen like this:

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You click on 18936 since it corresponds to Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania. The output is something like this:

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To find the details of the other cities whose names start with Montgomery, click on «Go Back. It takes you back to the previous page.

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3. City name, State name

The initial screen looks like this:

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To find the zip code, latitude and longitude for Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, you type in bethlehem, pennsylvania and click on lookup.

The output has multiple results, so you get a screen like this:

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania has 3 zip codes, so we click on the first one, i.e. 18015, and get this screen:

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Then, click on «Go Back. It will take you to the previous screen and you can find the other details for Bethlehem, Pennsylvania by clicking on the corresponding zip codes.

4. City name, 2-letter State abbreviation

The initial screen looks like this:

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To find the zip code, latitude and longitude for Montgomery, LA, you type in montgomery, la and click on lookup.

The output is a single result, so you get a screen like this:

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