Simple but slow - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Chad Thompson
Subject Simple but slow
Date
Msg-id 006401c24898$680a2780$32021aac@chad
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I have this query that takes a very long time. 
explain analyze select distinct on (l.full_phone) l.full_phone, l.id into temp temp_list_tz
from lists l, timezone tz
where l.area_code = tz.area_code
and l.client_id = 8
and tz.greenwich = '-5'
limit 100000;
 
these are the results
NOTICE:  QUERY PLAN:
 
Limit  (cost=96929.63..97822.45 rows=35713 width=36) (actual time=42477.82..43491.69 rows=100000 loops=1)
  ->  Unique  (cost=96929.63..97822.46 rows=35713 width=36) (actual time=42477.82..43325.87 rows=100001 loops=1)
        ->  Sort  (cost=96929.63..96929.63 rows=357132 width=36) (actual time=42477.80..42735.18 rows=102151 loops=1)
              ->  Hash Join  (cost=9.59..41831.14 rows=357132 width=36) (actual time=25.29..16456.26 rows=352194 loops=1)
                    ->  Seq Scan on lists l  (cost=0.00..32881.18 rows=895244 width=29) (actual time=0.10..11342.50 rows=878098 loops=1)
                    ->  Hash  (cost=9.22..9.22 rows=148 width=7) (actual time=23.80..23.80 rows=0 loops=1)
                          ->  Seq Scan on timezone tz  (cost=0.00..9.22 rows=148 width=7) (actual time=21.72..23.45 rows=148 loops=1)
Total runtime: 46247.79 msec
 
I have about 2M records in lists, and about 400 in timezone, so it shouldnt be anything this serious.
I have indexed area_code in both tables, client_id in lists and greenwich in timezone
I have tried both group by and distinct on with negligable difference.
 
This doesnt seem like that complex a query.  Am i doing something dumb again?
 
Here are the table structures.
 
-- Table: lists
CREATE
TABLE "lists" (
"id" int8 DEFAULT nextval('"lists_id_seq"'::text) NOT NULL,
"first_name" varchar(50),
"middle_initial" char(1),
"last_name" varchar(30),
"address" varchar(40),
"city" varchar(30),
"state" char(2),
"zip" char(10),
"area_code" varchar(3),
"list_of_lists_id" int8,
CONSTRAINT "lists_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id"),
CONSTRAINT "area_code" FOREIGN KEY ("area_code") REFERENCES "timezone" ("area_code") ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION NOT DEFERRABLE INITIALLY IMMEDIATE,
CONSTRAINT "client_id" FOREIGN KEY ("client_id") REFERENCES "clients" ("id") ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION NOT DEFERRABLE INITIALLY IMMEDIATE,
CONSTRAINT "list_of_lists_id" FOREIGN KEY ("list_of_lists_id") REFERENCES "list_of_lists" ("id") ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION NOT DEFERRABLE INITIALLY IMMEDIATE
) WITH OIDS;
 
-- Table: timezone
CREATE
TABLE "timezone" (
"id" int8 DEFAULT nextval('"timezone_id_seq"'::text) NOT NULL,
"area_code" varchar(3),
"state" varchar(2),
"full_state_name" varchar(30),
"GMT" int4,
"time_zone" varchar(10),
"daylight_savings" varchar(5),
"notes" text,
"greenwich" varchar(5),
"converted" int4,
CONSTRAINT "area_code_idx" UNIQUE ("area_code"),
CONSTRAINT "timezone_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id")
) WITH OIDS;
 
 
TIA
Chad

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