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Python GeoPy Package: Find the details of a given zip code

Default Options Object (Nominatim API): Exercise-3 with Solution

Write a Python program to find the details of a given zip code using Nominatim API and GeoPy package.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

from geopy.geocoders import Nominatim
geolocator = Nominatim(user_agent="geoapiExercises")
zipcode1 = "99501"
print("\nZipcode:",zipcode1)
location = geolocator.geocode(zipcode1)
print("Details of the said pincode:")
print(location.address) 
zipcode2 = "CA9 3HX"
print("\nZipcode:",zipcode2)
location = geolocator.geocode(zipcode2)
print("Details of the said pincode:")
print(location.address) 
zipcode3 = "61000"
print("\nZipcode:",zipcode3)
location = geolocator.geocode(zipcode3)
print("Details of the said pincode:")
print(location.address) 
zipcode4 = "713101"
print("\nZipcode:",zipcode4)
location = geolocator.geocode(zipcode4)
print("Details of the said pincode:")
print(location.address)

Sample Output:

Zipcode: 99501
Details of the said pincode:
Anchorage, Alaska, 99501, USA

Zipcode: CA9 3HX
Details of the said pincode:
Alston Moor, CA9 3HX, UK

Zipcode: 61000
Details of the said pincode:
Alençon, Normandie, France métropolitaine, 61000, France

Zipcode: 713101
Details of the said pincode:
Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, 713101, India

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