# City and state from zip code

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/city-and-state-from-zip-code/168979>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 28, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/city-and-state-from-zip-code/168979 "2009-05-28T02:56:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JannaB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@JannaB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JannaB)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/city-and-state-from-zip-code/168979/1 "2009-05-28T02:56:34Z")

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Anyone aware of a plugin that will return the city and state from a  
zip code in the US? THanks, Janna B

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**Author:** ![JannaB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@JannaB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JannaB)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/city-and-state-from-zip-code/168979/2 "2009-05-28T03:08:52Z")

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[http://github.com/andre/geokit-rails/tree/master](http://github.com/andre/geokit-rails/tree/master)

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**Author:** ![JannaB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@JannaB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JannaB)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/city-and-state-from-zip-code/168979/3 "2009-05-28T03:09:28Z")

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maybe this?  
[http://geokit.rubyforge.org/](http://geokit.rubyforge.org/)

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**Author:** ![JannaB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@JannaB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JannaB)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 6:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/city-and-state-from-zip-code/168979/4 "2009-05-28T06:28:28Z")

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> Anyone aware of a plugin that will return the city and state from a  
> zip code in the US? THanks, Janna B

Not a plugin, but the database in CSV form, and it’s free…  
[http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecity](http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecity)

-philip