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ZIPList Canada Geocode TM (March 2021)Canadian Postal CodeOM data file with latitude, longitude, city, province, area code, time zone and daylight saving time information for all of Canada! | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Description This data file lists every active Postal CodeOM for all of Canada. Includes city and province, as well as latitude, longitude, area code, time zone and daylight saving time. Use this data file with popular commercial database programs such as MS Access, dBase, Paradox, FoxPro, etc. Available for immediate download in native MS Access, dBase, and Paradox formats as well as comma-delimited ASCII (CSV) format. You can incorporate this data into your own dealer/store locator applications to find all stores within a radius or to find the closest store. (We include the distance calculation equations.)
Note: Canadian Postal CodeOMs and US ZIP codes are also available in one combined file, ZIPList Can-USA Geocode.
Record Layout
The City Name field identifies the city associated with that Postal CodeOM. There may be several different city names associated with a particular Postal CodeOM. If so, the same Postal CodeOM will appear in several different records, each with a different city name. You can use the Preferred? field to find the best city name to use with the Postal CodeOM in this case. City names include special French characters where appropriate. The Postal CodeOM field contains only valid 6-character Canadian Postal CodeOMs currently defined by Canada Post Corporation (CPC). Obsolete Postal CodeOMs which have been "retired" from service by CPC are not included in this database. A particular Postal CodeOM may appear in more than one record if the Postal CodeOM crosses the boundary between two cities. The Preferred? flag can have one of two states, which indicate whether or not the Postal CodeOM exists in more than one city (very few do), and which of those city names is the best to use with this Postal CodeOM. The two states are:
The area code is the "most prevalent" area code for that one Postal CodeOM. If multiple area codes apply to that one Postal CodeOM, only the primary area code is listed. Overlay area codes are not listed.
The time zone field always contains the standard time zone designation for a particular Postal CodeOM. If that Postal CodeOM falls within a political entity which participates in daylight saving time (DST) during the summer months, the DST field is set to "Y". Otherwise the DST field is set to "N". The latitude and longitude fields contain the geographic coordinates in degrees to four decimal places, providing a general level of accuracy of under 100 feet. For larger Canadian cities, we resolve the latitude and longitude based on the first three characters of the Postal CodeOM (known as the "Forward Sortation Area", or FSA), which corresponds to the 5-digit ZIP code level in the US. The larger Canadian cities often have more than 50 FSAs. This keeps the cost of the product within reason, yet provides a level of resolution perfect for dealer locator and store locator applications. For rural areas, in most cases, the database contains the latitude and longitude of the center of the city or town. For villages and very small towns in close proximity the database contains the latitude and longitude of the general geographic area. In general, the latitude and longitude values relate to the geographic centroid of the area, not the population centroid. The latitude/longitude resolution of ZIPList Canada Geocode is equivalent to that of our sister product ZIPList5 Geocode. The two products can readily be combined, since they provide equivalent levels of resolution.
Sample Records
Click here to download sample records in comma-delimited ASCII (CSV) format. Click here to download sample records in comma-delimited ASCII (CSV) format, compressed with WinZip.
Available File Formats (selected at time of download)
Licenses
*Quarterly updates: Pay this fee one time. You'll receive the latest ZIPList Can-USA data every three months for a full year (a total of four versions), starting with the March 2021 version. **Monthly updates: Pay this fee one time. You'll receive the latest ZIPList Canada Geocode data every month for a full year (a total of 12 versions), starting with the March 2021 version. Prices subject to change without notice.
Delivery
Payment All orders must be prepaid. We do not accept Purchase Orders. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card and American Express for online or telephone orders. We also accept checks and money orders in US funds drawn on a US bank. The payment must include shipping and handling charges, if applicable. Orders which do not include appropriate shipping and handling charges will be delayed. If you need an invoice to submit to your accounting department to have a check cut please contact us at 866-256-2042 or 281-292-3270 to place your order. We will prepare a pro forma invoice and send it to you via email or snail mail. However, your order will not be shipped until we receive payment in full. Attention Texas residents: Orders for delivery to a Texas address, whether downloaded via the Internet or delivered on CDROM, must include sales tax of 8.25% on the total amount of the order, including shipping and handling, if any. A sales tax of 8.25% of the order total will automatically be added to all Texas orders processed through our online ordering system. Tax exempt organizations in Texas must send a tax exemption certificate to sales@zipinfo.com and should contact us at 866-256-2042 to place their orders. Orders which do not include appropriate sales tax or a valid tax exemption certificate will be delayed.
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