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For example: http://g.co/maps/2dpkj has the outline around the postcode area. I understand this is unavailable through the API , but where else can I get this data, eg in a KML format.
This is for UK Data
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Simply select the out code (most left hand letter(s)) in the postcode from the dropdown list and click the Show button. After a small delay the map will then show all area level postcodes in that area. If you hover over a marker with your mouse, you will see that postcode displayed.
Google Maps has added a feature where it will highlight in a pink color the borders of a city, postal code or other borders based on your search. To see it yourself, go to Google Maps and search for a city name or even a zip code. You will see a pinkish highlight around the border.
Postcodes should always be in BLOCK CAPITALS as the last line of an address. Do not underline the postcode or use any punctuation. Leave a clear space of one character between the two parts of the postcode and do not join the characters in any way.
Most likely Google have a licensing agreement with Ordnance Survey that allows them to use the Code Points with Polygons data - I imagine they've then done some processing of the data to generate a KML file. Depending on your GIS skills and your ability to read the source file (ESRI/MapInfo), you should be able to do the same.
An alternative is to use the Code Point dataset, which has the virtue of being free and is supplied as a CSV file, however you'll need to re-process it to re-generate the polygons. There's a project on Google Code that I think will help you with this, geocoordconversion. Adrian Hills has a blog here on using the DLL with the Code Points dataset.
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Is this what you're after?
https://www.google.com/fusiontables/data?docid=1jgWYtlqGSPzlIa-is8wl1cZkVIWEm_89rWUwqFU#rows:id=1
There are polygons for each postcode area, which was certainly good enough for my application.
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