If you have a "smart phone", get the app "Where Am I". It will give you your current location including zip code. I use mine while the wife is inside registering...by the time she comes back to the coach, I've already called Dish to change our service address so that by the time we get set up, the receiver is ready to go with nearest "big city" locals. Locals are not always from the state you are located in...we were in south Georgia last week and our locals were from Florida since the nearest, as the crow flies big city was located next door. Just like an OTA antenna, you get the closest signal supplier whether that is in your state or not and not all cities are set up to repeat their locals via satellite.