Let’s dive in:
In the box, you can enter a ZIP/postal code. As you start typing, a list of all the available options contained within the account will appear. If you type in a city, the list will show all ZIP/postal code matches for that city. To select more than one, use a semi-colon “;” to separate, for example 75080; 75081; 75082 or NE1; NE1; NE3.
In the UK, postal codes only match the first part, ie NE1, which is known as the postcode district. When you go to the second part (the “sector” and “unit”), you end up with way too much detail, which makes for excessively complex coding!
The address options that appear in the dropdown list also contain a number in brackets. This is the number of people within that area, which is useful to ensure you have the correct location! Simply select the range, enter the zip/postcode, click Go and the number or people to send to will get updated with the number with that area.
The range uses Pythagoras (Pythagorean theorem – we found a use for it!) to work out all ZIP/postal codes within the area specified and add to the list to match. This is always going to be approximate, as the address data covers a large area and more specific data does not exist.
US Users
If you want to select people in specific states, enter the 2 letter state code. For example, enter TX for all people in Texas and NY for New York. To select multiple states, enter TX;NY;CA.
We’ll also be adding an areacode lookup back in soon. This was omitted for technical issues, but these are close to being resolved. When this is in place, you’ll just need to enter the first 3 digits of the telephone number to match all people with that code. Again, use a semi-colon for more than one (eg 713; 714; 715).
It’s only as good as the data
Remember, there is only so much we can do! All the data is based on the ZIP or postcode field. This means if the data is not in there, then you won’t be able to use this feature. Also, if the data is wrong, the results will be incorrect!
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