Re: Store locator / postcode proximity
| From: | Rich Buggy | Date: | Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:55:15 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Store locator / postcode proximity | ||
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> I'm wondering if anyone has any information about how to get the
> proximity data for postcodes in Australia? Or is it safe to assume
> that if a postcode is, say, 3107, that 3120 or 3110 (for example)
> are nearby as well as 3108 (so, perhaps, 10 above and 10 below could
> be safely assumed to be "nearby"?)
Don't even bother trying that for Sydney. There's a border around Western
Sydney where the Eastern suburbs are 21xx and the Western ones are 27xx. For
example 2148 and 2767 are next to each other.
Rich