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Creating a catchment area or territory

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Available territories on smappen :

  • Time: driving, walking, cycling
  • Distance: driving, walking, cycling, circle
  • Manual
  • Administrative: USA: ZIP Codes, Counties, States / United Kingdom: Postcode sectors, Postcode districts / Canada: Postal Codes, Provinces/Territories, Municipalities

To create an administrative area using ZIP Codes or Postcodes :

  1. Type the name of city you’re interested in in the search bar at the top left.
  2. Click “Add an area”, then select “Territory”.
  3. Choose the boundaries you need:
    — For the US: States, Counties, or ZIP Codes.
    — For the UK: Postcode districts or Postcode sectors.
  4. Click “Draw”. The administrative boundaries will appear on your screen.
  5. Select ZIP Code by clicking on the map.  You can use the lasso tool to select multiple ZIP Codes at once.
  6. When you’re done, click “Finish”. Your area is now created.

You can customize your area by : 

  • Changing its color by clicking the colored circle in the left panel.
  • Renaming it by clicking the pen icon next to the area’s name.

You can also hide or show areas by clicking the eye icon.

In the three-dot menu at the end of the line, you can:

  • Edit the area to add or remove Zip Codes.
  • Export the area as a KML file to use in other software.
  • Delete the area. 

To stay organized, you can create folders, name them, and drag and drop your areas into them.

That’s it, you’re ready to go!

Address not found? 🔎 #

If the address you’re looking for doesn’t appear in the results, you can select your starting point directly on the map (right-click on the map > set as starting address).

Need to import all the areas of your network into Smappen? 🔎 #

Reach out to us via the AI chat or contact your Customer Success Manager directly, we’ll help you set up your map more easily.


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Updated on September 10, 2025