[R] finding nearest zip codes

[Bert Gunter]

In addition to Rich's advice...
as always, have you searched?!
e.g. on "zip code distances" or similar at rseek.org.

This appears to have been asked before and there are tools available.

Bert Gunter

"The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and
sticking things into it."
-- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )


On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 6:29 PM Debasmita Sur <ds071185 using gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear R-experts,
> I have two lists of US zip codes and want to pick the nearest zip code from
> second list against my first list.e.g.30043 (from second list) is closest
> to the zip code 30094 (from first list).So,it should come against 30094.The
> code should compare the distance from each zip and pick the nearest one.
> I have written the following code. It is giving proper results for many,
> but in mindist, it is showing 'NAs'. But for some of the zip codes, it is
> giving proper minimum distance. Please note it will be effective for 5
> digit zip codes. Any help will be highly appreciated.
>
> df1<-read.csv("C:/Users/dxsur/Desktop/ZIP1.csv")
> df2<-read.csv("C:/Users/dxsur/Desktop/ZIP2.csv")
>
> results<-merge(x=df1,y=zipcode,all.x=TRUE)
> results1<-merge(x=df2,y=zipcode,all.x=TRUE)
>
> distance<-distm(subset(results,select=c(longitude,latitude)),subset(results1,select=c(longitude,latitude)))
>
> rnum=apply(distance, 1, which.min)
> mindist=apply(distance, 1, min)
>
> final<-cbind(results,results1$zip[unlist(rnum)],mindist)
>
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> *Debasmita *
>
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