Vlook up when duplicate values in the array table and lookup column

**vinodt** · 10-02-2012, 06:04 PM

Hello,

I have a list of zip codes (Col A) and district codes (Col B) in worksheet "Zips". I have another sheet "City" has list of zip codes (Col A) and the associated city names, county & state (Col B, C & D respectively). I'm trying to do a vlookup to get the city name in the "Zips" worksheet from the "City" worksheet . However, there are duplicate values in Col A of the "Zips" worksheet and in the Col A of the "City" worksheet.

The vlookup gives me the city name which appears first in the array but not the subsequent city names if the zip code is duplicated. Is there a way to get the subsequent city names if the zip code is duplicated.

I've attached the workbook.

Your help is much appreciated.

Vinod

**Haseeb Avarakkan** · 10-02-2012, 07:36 PM

Hello Vinod,

Try this in ZIps!C2 with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER not just ENTER.

=IFERROR(INDEX(City!B:B,SMALL(IF(City!A$2:A$3252=A2,ROW(City!A$2:A$3252)),COUNTIF(A$2:A2,A2))),"")

If you hit 3 keys successfully you can see formula surrounded by {}, then drag down.

**vinodt** · 10-02-2012, 08:50 PM

Thank you very much Haseeb. This works like a charm.

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