Find nearby ZIP codes by radius with Searchbug and Google Sheets

by Searchbug ✓ · 1 views · created 2026-08-19 · Market Research

What this workflow does

This workflow has 15 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“Zip Code in Radius Search”). Along the way it connects Google Sheets. It also calls data.searchbug.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“Zip Code in Radius Search”).

1. Single or Bulk? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
2. Normalize Input (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: Zip, Distance, Min Population
3. Extract CSV (Extract from File): extracts data from a file
4. Set Search Input (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: ZIP, DIST, MIN_POP
5. Validate Input (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
6. Zip Code in Radius API (HTTP Request): calls data.searchbug.com (POST)
7. Set Invalid Row (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: message, api_status, zip…
8. Check Results (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
9. Attach Search Context (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: center_zip, requested_distance, min_population…
10. No Results (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: message, api_status

…plus 4 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google Sheets

HTTP calls to: data.searchbug.com

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Nodes used (7)

• n8n Form Triggern8n-nodes-base.formTrigger
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Extract from Filen8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Google Sheetsn8n-nodes-base.googleSheets

From the author

Quick overview This workflow collects a ZIP code and a mile radius from an n8n form, queries the Searchbug Zip Code in Radius API for matching ZIP codes, and appends each result — city, state, distance, population, and business counts — as its own row in…

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