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A comment on Show HN: ZipLocate, a free API for zip code geolocation. Parent comment

Re:Show HN: ZipLocate, a free API for zip code geolocation by ars on Friday August 22, 2014 @05:58AM (#8211477)
Host it in the US, there is no database copyright in the US.
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Re:Show HN: ZipLocate, a free API for zip code geolocation by nathancahill on Friday August 22, 2014 @12:50PM (#8212859)
Actually, zip codes are proprietary business information of the USPS. Which is why ZipLocate uses ZCTA codes (similar, but based on data collected from censuses).
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