646.to_region #=> NY

"AK".to_area #=> ["907"]
"CT".to_area #=> ["203", "860"]
```

#### Convert a place to a zip code
```` ruby
"long island city, ny".to_zip #=> ["11101", "11109", "11120"]
"hastings on hudson".to_zip #=> ["10706"]
```

#### Convert a zip code to a place
```` ruby
"11211".to_region #=> "Brooklyn, NY"
"11211".to_region(:city => true) #=> "Brooklyn"
"11211".to_region(:state => true) #=> "NY"
```

#### Convert a zip code to a lat/lon
```` ruby
"11211".to_latlon #=> "40.71209, -73.95427"
```

#### Convert a zip code to a lat
```` ruby
"11211".to_lat #=> "40.71209"
```

#### Convert a zip code to a lon
```` ruby
"11211".to_lon #=> "-73.95427"
```

#### Get the GMT offset of a zipcode
```` ruby
"11211".to_gmt_offset #=> "-5"
```

#### Get the GMT offset of a state
```` ruby
"NY".to_gmt_offset #=> "-5" # by state
```

#### Determine daylight savings time observance of a zipcode
```` ruby
"11211".observes_dst? #=> true
```

#### Determine daylight savings time observance of a state
```` ruby
"NY".observes_dst? #=> true # by state
```

#### Convert a lat/lon pair to a zipcode
```` ruby
[40.71209, -73.95427].to_zip #=> "11211"
```

#### Convert a lat/lon pair to a region
```` ruby
[40.71209, -73.95427].to_region #=> "Brooklyn, NY"
```

#### Get the GMT offset for a lat/lon pair
```` ruby
[40.71209, -73.95427].to_gmt_offset #=> "-5"
```

#### Determine daylight savings time observance for a lat/lon pair
```` ruby
[40.71209, -73.95427].observes_dst? #=> true
```

## Testing and Contributing and Stuff

Contributions are more than welcome. I'm [testing](http://travis-ci.org/jgv/area) with minitest. This gem supports:

* Ruby 1.8.7
* Ruby 1.9.2
* Ruby 1.9.3
* JRuby 1.8
* JRuby 1.9
* Rubinius 1.8
* Rubinius 1.9

## Copyright

Copyright (c) 2012 Jonathan Vingiano. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/jgv/area/blob/master/MIT-LICENSE) for details.