How to find regional zip codes for event invitations

Joan Bell · December 2017

My supervisor would like an app that helps find the zip codes in a region. We don't seem to have the Mapping function in RE. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Jo Bell

Heather MacKenzie · December 2017

Joan Bell:

My supervisor would like an app that helps find the zip codes in a region. We don't seem to have the Mapping function in RE. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Jo Bell

If you know the cities in the area, perhaps the US Postal Service ZIP code lookup site could be of use? It's at https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action#. Check it out.

Kathy Howes · December 2017

If I am looking for areas around certain locations, I use this website

https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/

which allows me to customize and zero in on the towns/cities/areas I want, and exclude ones I don't want. It may not be a quick as using some available apps but the customization allows me to get the exact locale I want, and also cast a wider net if I see a nearby location that has potential interest.

Mallory Gilbert · December 2017

Joan Bell:

My supervisor would like an app that helps find the zip codes in a region. We don't seem to have the Mapping function in RE. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Jo Bell

Hey Joan - Are you using RE NXT? If you are, the mapping feature is in the web view. For more information, i'm including the Help topic here. https://www.blackbaud.com/support/howto/coveo/renxt/bb-map.html

Jessica Smith 4 · December 2017

Hi,

I use this website to find Zipcodes in a radius. Helpful for inviting alumni to events in different areas.

https://www.freemaptools.com/find-zip-codes-inside-radius.htm.

Or if I just want cities in certain parishes (what we call counties here in Louisiana), I use this one.

http://www.zipcodestogo.com/ZIP-Codes-by-County.htm

I can copy/paste the list into a query to get the constituents I want.

Hope this helps!

Colleen Jones · December 2017

I also use the free radius tool https://www.freemaptools.com/find-zip-codes-inside-radius.htm. The five-digit zips as criteria in a query do not find the 4-digit extensions, however. It's literal.

We also have the Omatic plug-in called Record Radar, which cam run on a self-designed query and finds records within a chosen radius of a chosen zip from that query. The only downside to RR is that it takes a about 30 minutes to run for a 25-mi radius in our system with my query, which is complex. When it runs direct from the database without a query, it's much faster.

How to find regional zip codes for event invitations

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