Free ZIP Code Databases can cause many problems for their users.

Some Disadvantages to Free ZIP Code Databases

• Most are not licensed by the US Postal Service
• Free Database's are not updated on a regular basis
  • FACT: ZIP Code data changes by 11.2% each year [More Facts]
  • They have non existent ZIP Codes
  • They are missing new ZIP Codes
• They are missing critical data fields
• They have bad or incorrect data
• You will most likely get NO technical support
• They do not have warranties

How a Free ZIP Code Database affects your business

• Make it difficult for customers to find their ZIP Codes, City, or County
• Increased cart abandonment rates
• Create problems with order validation
  • Validated orders when the ZIP Code no longer exists
  • Reject orders when the ZIP Code is newer and valid
  • Incorrectly assign city, state, county, area code, and other data points to customers
• Problems with Store Locator applications
• Marketing efforts wasted on areas you actually do not service
• Incorrectly assigned sales territories and call routing
• Unexpected shipping fees for incorrectly identifying the area being shipped to (Ex: APO/FPO)

The amount of frustrated customers and lost sales grows more and more as the data becomes older and more out of synch.

Advantages of Using a Zip-Codes.com Data Product

• ZIP-Codes.com offers various databases that are updated regularly and are verified for correctness and completeness.
• Get a full year of access to download the data and keep your system up to date.
• ZIP-Codes.com offers full support (email and toll free), tools, and programming samples should you ever need it.

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