Neighborhood Correspondents

Neighborhood reporting based upon the zip code a user lives in. A user should write one article per month about something within his or her zip code.¹

Need a detailed map that outlines the zip code areas.

This map defines the borders of the zip codes for Toledo, but it doesn't show the street names. May be good enough if nothing better is created.

The Google maps mashup at PropertyMaps.com uses the "polylines" feature in Google maps to draw the borders for the zip code entered. The mapping project uses data from the government to draw the county and zip code lines. The website makes the data available for download. Interestingly, the map also shows census information for the zip code given.

Instead of recreating a similar mapping project, users should access the PropertyMaps.com map and zoom in to get street names in order to get a rough idea of what area is covered by the user's zip code.

Toledo zipcodes:

43601
43602
43603
43604
43605
43606
43607
43608
43609
43610
43611
43612
43613
43614
43615
43617
43620
43623
43624
43635
43652
43654
43656
43657
43659
43660
43661
43666
43667
43681
43682
43697
43699

¹ December 29, 2005 Toledo Talk comment that mentioned the ChiTownDailyNews.org's "neighborhood correspondents" concept.