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+# Ziptastic PHP
+
+This library is a simple interface for the [Ziptastic API](https://www.getziptastic.com/).
+
+Using Ziptastic requires an API key.
+
+## Installing
+
+Ziptastic PHP can be installed via composer:
+
+````
+composer require ziptastic/ziptastic
+````
+
+## Usage
+
+The simplest usage defaults to the provided Curl service:
+
+````php
+<?php
+
+include "vendor/autoload.php";
+
+$z = Ziptastic\Ziptastic\Lookup::create(getenv('ZIPTASTIC_API_KEY'));
+
+$result = $z->lookup(48038);
+
+?>
+````
+
+You can also use a normal instantiation technique:
+
+````php
+<?php
+
+include "vendor/autoload.php";
+
+$service = new Ziptastic\Ziptastic\Service\CurlService;
+$z = new Ziptastic\Ziptastic\Lookup($service, getenv('ZIPTASTIC_API_KEY'));
+
+$result = $z->lookup(48038);
+
+?>
+````
+
+Results are returned as a collection of class LookupModel:
+
+````php
+<?php
+
+$lookup = current($result);
+echo $lookup->county(); // Macomb
+echo $lookup->city(); // Clinton Township
+echo $lookup->state(); // Michigan
+echo $lookup->stateShort(); // MI
+echo $lookup->postalCode(); // 48038
+echo $lookup->latitude(); // 42.5868882
+echo $lookup->longitude(); // -82.9195514
+
+// timezone() returns an instance of \DateTimeZone
+echo $lookup->timezone()->getName(); // America/Detroit
+
+?>
+````
+
+## License
+
+Ziptastic PHP is licensed under the MIT license.
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