zip_distance: Calculate the distance between two ZIP codes in miles
Description
Calculate the distance between two ZIP codes in miles
Usage
zip_distance(zipcode_a, zipcode_b, lonlat = TRUE)
Arguments
zipcode_a
First ZIP code
zipcode_b
Second ZIP code
lonlat
lonlat argument to pass to raster::pointDistance() to select method of distance calculation. Default is TRUE to calculate distance over a spherical projection. FALSE will calculate the distance in Euclidean (planar) space.
Value
distance calculated from centroids of each ZIP code in miles