The Zip Code API , when called, returns a json object with information regarding the specified zipcode or city.
Example of how to call the API
http://ctp-zip-api.herokuapp.com/zip/42069
or if you want to run locally after cloning this repo
http://localhost:8000/zip/42069
Output :
[{
"RecordNumber":"23208",
"Zipcode":"42069",
"ZipCodeType":"STANDARD",
"City":"MELBER",
"State":"KY",
"LocationType":"PRIMARY",
"Lat":"36.91",
"Long":"-88.75",
"Xaxis":"0.01",
"Yaxis":"-0.79",
"Zaxis":"0.60",
"WorldRegion":"NA",
"Country":"US",
"LocationText":"Melber, KY",
"Location":"NA-US-KY-MELBER",
"Decommisioned":"false",
"TaxReturnsFiled":"421",
"EstimatedPopulation":"807",
"TotalWages":"10888387",
"Notes":""
}]
Note: http://ctp-zip-api.herokuapp.com/ is the URL for the API to be used in your app.
To run the program on your local device, clone this repo and :
cd zip-apinpm install- read the code for the
/zipand/cityroutes to understand how the API calls and responses are being made npm startto start dev server- Visit: