Why are payment forms so complicated?

Re:Why are payment forms so complicated? by jackseviltwin on Thursday March 07, 2013 @02:26PM (#5339602)

For #1, the zip code 42223 spans Christian KY and Montgomery TN. The zip code 97635 spans Lake OR and Modoc CA. 95961 can be the city of Arboga, Olivehurst, or Plumas Lake.

The mapping isn't unique. I think the best you can do is restrict your pulldown to the possible choices. Even then, sometimes there are small cities and towns that you don't expect.

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Re:Why are payment forms so complicated? by npcomplete on Thursday March 07, 2013 @02:28PM (#5339613)

Thanks for bringing this up. I responded here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5339604. There's no unique way of solving this and you have a pretty good suggestion

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