Melissa for Education
Our online portal is the perfect resource to access the data you need for your projects and research.
What's Available?
Data Sets
Free data sets are available for U.S./CA Geo Data, Property Data, Address Data, ZIP Code Data, Phone Data, and more.
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Melissa Lookups
These are perfect tools to search for addresses, phone numbers, ZIP Codes, and more. Visit our Lookups page to view a complete list of available products.
Some Examples:
Provides you with a complete address picture. Simply enter what you know, and the Address Search tool will find the rest
Returns useful ZIP Code information based on a 5 or 9-digit ZIP Code, City Name, Phone Number or Area Code search
Enter a phone number in any format, and Phone Check will determine the region or country by its dialing code and return information such as line type, carrier and caller ID
API
Web Service API
You can embed Melissa Web Service API into your program. Visit our developer portal to learn more.
Some Examples:
Verifies and standardizes mailing addresses around the world
Verifies a phone number is active, determines Line Type, Dominant Language, Carrier, & more
Returns comprehensive property and mortgage information on 140+ million U.S. properties including Parcel Information, Owner, & more
These APIs will require a sales representative to enable the service:
Cicero, Global Express Entry, People Business Search, Personator Identity, Personator Search, SmartMover, Street Route & Zip Search
On Premise API
Free sample codes are available on the Melissa GitHub for the following Melissa Objects:
Some Examples:
Corrects, verifies and enhances U.S. and Canadian addresses
Allows your websites and custom applications to update email addresses in your database files while verifying and correcting misspelled domain names
Automates the handling of name data, screening out vulgar or obviously false names
Allows websites and custom applications to verify phone numbers down to 7 and 10 digits, update area codes, and append data about the phone number
Identifies, parses, and reorganizes input data into usable data types
Allows you to obtain Latitude and Longitude Coordinates, Census Tract & Block Numbers, County Name, and FIPS Numbers
User Type
Student
Gain access to a limited set of records in the local area and basic tools for use in various data quality projects.
Student Plus
Level up and gain productivity with a larger set of records, advanced tools, web service APIs, and more.
Instructor
Customize your data sets. Contact us about special licensing options.
Am I Eligible?
How Do I Start?
- Sign in or Create a Melissa Account with a .edu email address
- Verify Your Email
- Download Data & Activate Your Tools
Frequently Asked Questions
Melissa Data Corporation. Melissa. Retrieved January 01, 2023, from https://www.melissa.com/
Melissa Education Videos
Melissa Education Blog
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LAHAcks
Melissa Team | APR 30, 2025
Melissa for Education was thrilled to sponsor and participate at LA Hacks, one of Southern California’s premier collegiate datathons.
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Soar into Data
Melissa Team | APR 18, 2025
This past weekend, data enthusiasts gathered at Data@UCI's annual datathon, Soar into Data: 7 Wonders of the World Datathon, held from April 11-13.
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Recap of Melissa at IrvineHacks 2025
Melissa Team | JAN 31, 2025
For the second year in a row, Melissa proudly sponsored IrvineHacks, which took place from January 24 - 26. This year's event was a resounding success, drawing in 290 eager participants.
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Recap of Melissa at VenusHacks 2024
Melissa Team | MAY 31, 2024
The Melissa Team proudly sponsored UC Irvine’s largest women-centric hackathon, “VenusHacks”, for the first time on May 24-26, 2024. This exciting event drew 177 enthusiastic participants, each eager to showcase their data prowess over a 36-hour hackathon.
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Melissa Hosts UC Irvine Students for Mock Interviews at HQ
Melissa Team | APR 26, 2024
Every year, Melissa hosts UC Irvine students at the head office in Rancho Santa Margarita for a mock interview event. Recently, we sponsored Data@UCI's second annual datathon, "Atlantis," on April 13-14, 2024, where we challenged participants to showcase their understanding and utilization of Melissa's APIs and datasets in innovative ways.
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Recap of Melissa at Atlantis Datathon 2024
Melissa Team | APR 19, 2024
The Melissa Team sponsored UC Irvine ’s second annual datathon, “Atlantis” on April 13-14, 2024. This datathon had 128 participants. Project submissions were judged in-person; each team was allotted five minutes to present their projects.
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Recap of Melissa at IrvineHacks 2024
Melissa Team | FEB 2, 2024
The Melissa Team sponsored and supplied attendees with swag at IrvineHacks 2024, the largest collegiate hackathon in Orange at UC Irvine's Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Building on January 26th. The three day event had over 800 applicants; 400 were selected for registration while the other half were waitlisted.
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‘Melissa for Education’ Portal Empowers Students | Global Intelligence
Melissa Team | APR 12, 2023
Melissa debuted its Melissa for Education portal giving students and faculty access to a range of Melissa datasets and tools. The portal further enables a practical approach to active learning, empowering students to request specific datasets for use in research and capstone projects.
