I am very new to javascript/jquery, most of what I have learned has been on Codecademy but I haven’t actually created anything useful yet. How would I create a map locator tool that has a zip code search function? Basically I have about 200 locations. I would like the user to be able to type in their zip code, with the results showing them the closest locations to them. Seems simple, but I have no idea where to start? Any info/direction would be greatly appreciated.
Hi,
Welcome to the forums 
Personally, I would use Google Maps and a proximity search.
Here’s a tutorial: https://developers.google.com/maps/articles/phpsqlsearch_v3
Really?
In order to realise this you will need to geocode your zip codes into longitude/latitude coordinates, interact with the GoogleMaps API, parse and display the results, not to mention have a working knowledge of PHP and MySQL.
To me, this seems somewhat more complicated than you realise.
Here’s another link that might be useful: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2510514/find-nearest-location-by-zip-postal-code
Good Luck!
Great, thank you for the help. I know its not simple, which is why I said “seems” simple, doesn’t mean it is.