Zipcode Buddy

ZIP Codes or Zone Improvement Plans are the numeric representations of various address locations and one of their primary roles is to make the postman's job easier. Zipcode Buddy is a lightweight piece of software that provides you with quick access to over 42.000 zip codes in the United States.

The application does not require a complicated setup and you can decompress the archive to any location on your hard disk.  Upon launch, you are welcomed by a clean and intuitive UI that is designed as a spreadsheet, a suitable choice given the role of the utility.

You can start searching for a ZIP code by typing in the name of the city in the dedicated field located in the upper right side of the UI. The app displays the data in real time and provides you with various useful data, such as ZIP code, county, state, area code, time zone, DST, latitude and longitude. If you are not sure about a certain address, you can consider double checking using the extra information available.

It is necessary to mention that the application packs several utensils that can help you calculate distances and the radius between the addresses. The function can come in handy when you are planning a large shipment to various locations in the same area and you want to make sure you are not spending too much on transportation.

The program also allows you to extract the zip codes within a given radius, a feature that can be helpful for a marketing campaign, promotions or advertisement, for instance. Speaking of sales, the app also comes with several web integration functions – street maps, weather forecasts and Wikipedia articles – that can provide you with some extra data about the city, state or region that you are searching for.

Regardless of whether you are trading on eBay or similar websites or you are planning to include a delivery service for your company all across the country, Zipcode Buddy can help you find out the addresses and the distances between various locations so that you can come up with the most economical transportation plan.