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Finding databases for use in applications

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Does anyone have some recommendations on how I can find databases for random things that I might want to use in my application. For example, a database of zip code locations, area code cities, car engines, IP address locations, food calorie counts, book list, or whatever. I'm just asking generally when you decide you need a bunch of data where are some good places to start looking other than google?

EDIT:

Sorry if I was unclear. It doesn't necessarily need to be a database. Just something I could dump into a relational database like a CSV file. I was just listing some examples of things I've needed in the past. I always find myself searching all over Google for these types of things and am trying to find a few places to look first. Are there companies that just collect tons of data on things and sell it or give it away?

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JonF Avatar asked Jun 17 '10 03:06

JonF


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1 Answers

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • The Zip Code Database Project
  • US Census Bureau (You can use their interface to create and download custom CSV files)
  • Data.gov has tons of stuff
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Joe Phillips Avatar answered Oct 11 '22 16:10

Joe Phillips