On: Ask HN: List of open/public databases

[lpolovets]

www.factual.com has a lot of data, much of which is freely downloadable. There's also an API for data access.

Examples:

zip codes in the US: http://www.factual.com/t/MwwkkU/US_Zip_Codes

stock symbols: http://www.factual.com/t/jyqdWC/market_symbols

I work at Factual, so if you have feature requests/comments/complaints please let me know! I'm leo at factual dot com