What is the quickest way to validate a postal code as existing on the iPhone?
I have an iPhone application which accepts valid zip codes as input. The input can be quickly validated for format; I am looking for methods to validate whether it exists or not.
What is the most efficient way to test whether a given Canadian or US postal code exists, without storing a database of valid codes on the phone?
You can use a regex, but that will only tell you if the code is in the valid format, but doesn't tell you if the zip code actually exists. For example, "99999" is a valid US zip code format (5 digits), but is not a valid zip code.
I'd find some online service that allows you submit a zip code and returns you the cities that correspond to it. Some online weather services (Yahoo, Weather.com) have a developer API that is pretty easy to integrate.
Have a look here for a regex that validates the postal code.
Edit: Here's the proper regexp that validates three types of Postal Codes, 5 digit US ZIP code, 5 digit US ZIP code + 4, and 6 digit alphanumeric Canadian Postal Code. The first link that I included originally is incorrect as it does not validate the canadian postal code...ooops. Thanks to David Kanerek for the point out.
Hope this helps, Best regards, Tom.
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