Postcodes / Zipcodes 45% open

What data is expected?

A database of postcodes/zipcodes and the corresponding geospatial locations in terms of a latitude and a longitude (or similar co-ordinates in an openly published national co-ordinate system). A database which gives a location in terms of the name of a town or a street without lat/long co-ordinates is not considered acceptable unless the name of the town or street can be further converted to a latitude and longitude by means of other open data (eg an open gazetteer with latitude and longitude attributes).

What data is available

•   Does the data exist? Yes
•   Is data in digital form? Yes
•   Publicly available? No
•   Is the data available for free? No
•   Is the data available online? No (No URL given)
•   Is the data machine readable? Yes (n/a)
•   Available in bulk? Yes
•   Openly licensed? No (No URL given)
•   Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Yes

Details

Currently the free downloads of the Zipcodes DO NOT include location data i.e. coordinates and boundaries of the Zip-code areas.

Direct link to download the data without coordinates (ftp://ftp2.itella.com/) requires a HTTP username and password. Itella is a northern European business services and logistics firm (see www.itella.com). Coordinate data can be purchased from elsewhere.

Discussion in finnish: http://avoindata.net/185/postinumeroalueiden-avaamista-paikkatietona-edistetty