Use Default Location

With the "Use Default Location" setting selected, the eMILER.com database will return only one location for each "Stop" field when you run a route.

Many locations, especially large cities, have multiple ZIP codes assigned to them. Some locations have multiple name variations in the eMILER.com database, since the first two letters of the location match that of other locations in the same state.

In the case of a location with multiple ZIP codes, if "Use Default Location" is selected when running a route, eMILER.com will search its location database and return the location that corresponds to the default ZIP code predetermined by the U.S. Postal Service. In the case of large cities with multiple ZIP codes, the match will most often be the post office located in the center of the specified location.

For example, Chicago, IL has over 60 ZIP codes assigned to it. Using the "Use Default Location" setting, eMILER.com will always return Chicago's most central ZIP code, 60607 Cook County.

In the case of a location with multiple name variations, the eMILER.com database will return the default ZIP code location of the closest spelling match. If this is not the desired location, users can take advantage of the Spelling Helper function. However, if this function is used while "Use Default Location" is selected, eMILER.com will search its location database alphabetically and return the closest spelling match - not the central ZIP code. To see if you have received the exact location you want, run the route using the Location Picklist.