convert zip codes to latitude and longitude

Question

I have a data set that includes a list of zip codes. Is there a way in R to convert these zip codes to latitude and longitude coordinates?

Thanks!

This probably belongs on http://gis.stackexchange.com/ – Macro Jun 22 '12 at 17:40 — Macro, Jun 22 '12 at 17:40

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 22 '12 at 17:46

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I use the geocode function in the ggmap package.

answered Jun 22 '12 at 17:46

Wayne

will this allow zip+4 or does it only use zip centroids? – B_Miner Jun 22 '12 at 17:49
It's using Google Maps, so works however Google would. (Only get a limited number of geocodes per day.) – Wayne Jun 22 '12 at 17:50

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