-- remove duplicates
DELETE z1
FROM ZipCode z1, ZipCode z2
WHERE z1.zipcode = z2.zipcode AND z2.id < z1.id;
-- add a primary key
ALTER TABLE ZipCode ADD PRIMARY KEY (zipcode);
-- or a unique key
ALTER TABLE ZipCode ADD UNIQUE INDEX zipcode_unique (zipcode);
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