To Search by Postal Code (US, Canada, and UK only)
1.From Two City Comparison or Graphs: Click the Browse button in the Base Location or Destination Location field in the Options panel to open the Browse Areas dialog.
From Comparison List - Labor or Comparison List - COL: To change the base location, click the Browse button in the Base Location field in the Options panel. To add a new comparison city in the table, click the 
button to open the Browse Areas dialog. To change a comparison city already displayed in the table, click on the selected area and click the Browse button to open the Browse Areas dialog.
2.In the Browse Areas dialog, select the ERI Areas tab.
3.Use the toggle to select Postal Code search.
4.Enter the postal code in the text box.
5.Click the Search button.
6.View the areas listed under ERI Closest Matching Area and Post Office City Name.
7.To select this area, click OK.
"ERI Closest Matching Area" is the city name as it is listed in ERI's database.
"Post Office City Name" is the name used by the Postal Service for that Postal Code.
To Search by Postal Code (US only) in Minimum Wage
1.In Minimum Wage, navigate to the United States tab.
2.Enter the postal code for the desired area in the ZIP Search field below the United States map.
3.Click the Search button.
4.View minimum wage data for the closest matching area in the table below the search field.
ERI Economic Research Institute is a licensed user of postal code and latitude and longitude data from the United States Postal Service (USPS). Canadian Postal Codes are based on crowdsourced data licensed from Geocoder.ca. Contains data adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Program. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2025. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.
To View a List of All ERI Areas