Simplify Data Entry of Addresses!

FMS in conjunction with the US Postal Service (USPS) is pleased to offer a monthly subscription to the official USPS zip code database.

FMS will provide you with the official USPS zip code database with the list of every valid zip code and their acceptable city and state names across the entire USA. That�s over 50,000 records!

With this data you can simplify data entry by automatically filling city and state fields when a zip code is entered. Improve data entry speed and accuracy!

There are over 42,000 unique zip codes each with a "primary" city and state name. But did you know some zip codes have more than one acceptable city? Our database gives you all the acceptable city names, plus the county name and number. Easily let your users choose the one they need without spelling a city name or state abbreviation EVER again!

File Formats

Easily take our data and integrate it into your applications. The data is provided in three easy to use formats:

• Access 97
• Access 2000
• ASCII (delimited) file

Access Databases

For the Access databases, FMS also included additional resources:

• A table with a list of all countries
• A table with a list of state abbreviations for US, Canada, Mexico, and Australia
• A way to create a zip code table of just the official city names for each zip code
• A sample form with source code showing how to automatically fill the city and state when a user enters a zip code

ASCII Files

• Contains fields for ID, Zip Code, Primary City, City Name, State, County Number, County Name.
• Additional file contains Zip Codes, States and Primary City only.

Subscription

The USPS does not sell their zip code data. They also don�t want you to use outdated information, so the data is only available on a subscription basis. Because zip codes are added and modified regularly, the USPS requires that you update your zip code database on a regular basis (at least once a year). To facilitate this, we�re providing the zip code database on a subscription basis that entitles you to the current copy plus 11 monthly copies.

Once you sign up, we�ll contact you with the URL, user name, and password for downloading the data. On a monthly basis, when the new data is available, you�ll receive an email notifying you that you can download it.

Getting and maintaining an accurate list of US zip codes and associated city and state names couldn�t be easier!

Licensing

FMS has licensed the USPS zip code database for you. Your use of the zip code database is subject to their restrictions:

• The underlying zip code data is property of the US Postal Service. You may not claim ownership of it, nor do you have the rights to re-distribute it.
• Licensing is on a per copy basis. If the application that includes the USPS data is only deployed to a single location, only 1 license is required regardless of the number of users that access this application. However, if the application that includes the USPS data is to be distributed to multiple locations, then a license must be purchased for each location that the application is deployed.
• Licensing is valid during the period of your subscription.