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ZIP Code Utility

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2 Jan 2005CPOL3 min read 177.5K   3.7K   88  
This article provides an easy method to lookup a U.S. City/State by ZIP Code, or one or more ZIP Codes by City/State. It also describes a method to calculate the distance between two ZIP Codes and find all other ZIP Codes within a radius of X miles of a specified ZIP Code.
#region FILE HEADER
/// <project>ZipCodeUtil</project>
/// <assembly>SagaraSoftware.ZipCodeUtil.dll</assembly>
/// <filename>Globals.cs</filename>
/// <creator>Jon Sagara</creator>
/// <description>
/// Contains the Globals class.
/// </description>
/// <copyright>
/// Copyright (c) 2004 Sagara Software.  All rights reserved.
/// </copyright>
/// <disclaimer>
/// This file is provided "as is" with no expressed or implied warranty.  The author accepts no 
///  liability for any damage/loss of business that this product may cause.
/// </disclaimer>
/// <history>
///	<change date="12/29/2004" changedby="Jon Sagara">File created.</changed>
/// </history>
#endregion

using System;

namespace SagaraSoftware.ZipCodeUtil
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for Globals.
	/// </summary>
	public class Globals
	{
		#region CONSTANTS
		/// <summary>
		/// The radius of the Earth in miles, assuming it is a sphere.
		/// </summary>
		public const Double kEarthRadiusMiles = 3956.0;
		#endregion
	}
}

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Software Developer (Senior) Sagara Software, Inc.
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