Why doesn't Dolphin...

Come with a zip code DB?  When we insert a zip code DB why can't Dolphin figure out the miles?  Why do we have to use Google for this?  Google sucks with those crappy maps they want to put everywhere.  Why can't Dolphin do my laundry?

You did not insert enough quarters for the laundry.

I don't believe dolphin has the needed code to do miles.

You can make a feature request.

Your right, why would it.  After all, in the DB it has the fields to do it:

Zip Code

Zip Code Type

City

City Type

County

CountyFIPS

State

StateCode

StateFIPS

MSA

AreaCode

TimeZone

GMTOffset

DST

Latitude

Longitude

Why would you create the data fields if it's not going to be used in the code.  Doesn't this seem like a major item for sites that are based on Social Networking and/or Dating?  After all, in the US it's only 42K+ zip codes in the US alone.

Did you check to see which tables those fields came from, by chance?

Yeah, I did.  It's the sys_zip_codes Table.  Last one on a base D7.0.5 install once all the modules are installed.  I'm pretty sure with the Long & Lat that we have what we need data wise, just need to know how to make D do this.