Re: Googlemap INDIA zip/pin code shows singapore

Larry,
Is there any list for which countries google will search
for zip codes based on "Carrier Routes"? Did google had its own
carrier route for zip or Its from other parties (Like business data)?

On Nov 11, 7:32 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Nov 11, 6:01 am, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > On Nov 11, 5:48 am, RadC <radcae...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Larry,
> > >           It doen't returns any zipcodes. Zipcodes are the input (Two
> > > numbers) and based on that, it finds the location and distance between
> > > those locations.
>
> > > Any suggestions on the countries zip codes which are recommendable on
> > > gmap search like US, Singpore etc (Since for these countries it
> > > returns exact locations)?
>
> BTW - zip codes do not return "exact locations" they are (at least in
> the US) based on carrier routes, and as such don't really have a
> "location".
>
>   -- Larry
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> > In the US it returns "PostalCodeNumber" in the structured date.http://www.geocodezip.com/example_geo2.asp?addr1=4418%2022nd%20St.%20...
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> >   -- Larry
>
> > > Thanks.
>
> > > On Nov 11, 6:42 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
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> > > > On Nov 11, 4:05 am, RadC <radcae...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >      I am using google maps api to find distance between two locations
> > > > > based on zip code. But when I type a zip code like (600005) a pin code
> > > > > of India-Chennai, It returns some place from singapore. Also, the map
> > > > > returns only singapore and not Singapore and Chennai. If its returns
> > > > > both it will be meaningful.
>
> > > > > The indian codes not yet updated in google's map?
>
> > > > > Suggesions/Clarifications pls...........
>
> > > > I don't see any zip codes in the information returned by the geocoder:http://www.geocodezip.com/example_geo2.asp?addr1=Chennai%20India&geoc...
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> > > > That implies to me that the geocoder doesn't have access to that
> > > > information.
>
> > > > Perhaps for India, zipcodes are not a good choice to base the location
> > > > on.
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> > > >   -- Larry- Hide quoted text -
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