This dataset demarcates the zip code boundaries that lie within Allegheny County.If viewing this description on the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center’s open data portal (http://www.wprdc.org), this dataset is harvested on a weekly basis from Allegheny County’s GIS data portal (http://openac.alcogis.opendata.arcgis.com/). The full metadata record for this dataset can also be found on Allegheny County’s GIS portal. You can access the metadata record and other resources on the GIS portal by clicking on the “Explore” button (and choosing the “Go to resource” option) to the right of the “ArcGIS Open Dataset” text below.Category: Civic Vitality and GovernanceOrganization: Allegheny CountyDepartment: Geographic Information Systems Group; Department of Administrative ServicesTemporal Coverage: currentData Notes: Coordinate System: Pennsylvania State Plane South Zone 3702; U.S. Survey FootDevelopment Notes: noneOther: noneRelated Document(s): Data Dictionary (none)Frequency - Data Change: As neededFrequency - Publishing: As neededData Steward Name: Eli ThomasData Steward Email: gishelp@alleghenycounty.us

Map developed by Jefferson County ITS GIS. Using the 2020 Zip Codes from the US Census Web site. This map is made available to the public - there is a disclaimer statement in the marginalia.

This dataset consists of data from the United States Postal Service (USPS). It entails all of the five digit zip codes in the 20-county metro Atlanta region which are assigned by USPS. The data is part of the administrative area layer, a group layer containing the various geographic divisions in Atlanta. It follows ESRI's Local Government Information Model. For more information about the local government model visit "What is the Local Government Information Model."Five Digit System: The first digit designates a geographic region. The second and third digits designate a concentrated population, e.g. city or town. The fourth and fifth digits designate local post offices or postal zones. For a deep dive into the history of zip codes see The United States Postal Service an American History. Area Covered: Atlanta, GAKey Attributes:Name: Five digit codeSHAPE_Length: The length of each zip code.SHAPE_Area: The area of each zip codeSource: USPS DateUpdate Frequency: When known boundary updates occur.Source:Department of City Planning GIS55 Trinity Ave SWAtlanta, GA 30303gis-team@atlantaga.govUploaded on COA Portal: Aug 20, 2021Metadata Edited: Oct 2021

BY USING THIS WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT THEREIN, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF USE. The boundaries were digitized based on legal descriptions from the US Postal Service. The date of the legal descriptions is unknown. Zip code areas for which a legal description could not be obtained were digitized using the zip code contained in the site address from the August, 2009 Oakland County tax parcel feature class. The key attribute is Zip.

This dataset contains all zip codes in Montgomery County. Zip codes are the postal delivery areas defined by USPS. Zip codes with mailboxes only are not included.

https://gis3.montgomerycountymd.gov/arcgis/rest/services/general/zipcode/MapServer/0

Abstract

A crosswalk matching US ZIP codes to corresponding CBSA (core-based statistical area)

Documentation

The denominators used to calculate the address ratios are the ZIP code totals. When a ZIP is split by any of the other geographies, that ZIP code is duplicated in the crosswalk file.

**Example: **ZIP code 03870 is split by two different Census tracts, 33015066000 and 33015071000, which appear in the tract column. The ratio of residential addresses in the first ZIP-Tract record to the total number of residential addresses in the ZIP code is .0042 (.42%). The remaining residential addresses in that ZIP (99.58%) fall into the second ZIP-Tract record.

So, for example, if one wanted to allocate data from ZIP code 03870 to each Census tract located in that ZIP code, one would multiply the number of observations in the ZIP code by the residential ratio for each tract associated with that ZIP code.

https://redivis.com/fileUploads/4ecb405e-f533-4a5b-8286-11e56bb93368%3E" alt="">(Note that the sum of each ratio column for each distinct ZIP code may not always equal 1.00 (or 100%) due to rounding issues.)

CBSA definition

A core-based statistical area (CBSA) is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that consists of one or more counties (or equivalents) anchored by an urban center of at least 10,000 people plus adjacent counties that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commuting. Areas defined on the basis of these standards applied to Census 2000 data were announced by OMB in June 2003. These standards are used to replace the definitions of metropolitan areas that were defined in 1990. The OMB released new standards based on the 2010 Census on July 15, 2015.

Further reading

The following article demonstrates how to more effectively use the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) United States Postal Service ZIP Code Crosswalk Files when working with disparate geographies.

Wilson, Ron and Din, Alexander, 2018. “Understanding and Enhancing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s ZIP Code Crosswalk Files,” Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, Volume 20 Number 2, 277 – 294. URL: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/cityscpe/vol20num2/ch16.pdf

Contact authors

Questions regarding these crosswalk files can be directed to Alex Din with the subject line HUD-Crosswalks.

Acknowledgement

This dataset is taken from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) office: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/usps_crosswalk.html#codebook

Cumberland County Zip Codes

The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are approximate area representations of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ZIP Code service areas that the Census Bureau creates to present statistical data for each decennial census. The Census Bureau delineates ZCTA boundaries for the United States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands once each decade following the decennial census. Data users should not use ZCTAs to identify the official USPS ZIP Code for mail delivery. The USPS makes periodic changes to ZIP Codes to support more efficient mail delivery. The Census Bureau uses tabulation blocks as the basis for defining each ZCTA. Tabulation blocks are assigned to a ZCTA based on the most frequently occurring ZIP Code for the addresses contained within that block. The most frequently occurring ZIP Code also becomes the five-digit numeric code of the ZCTA. These codes may contain leading zeros. Blocks that do not contain addresses but are surrounded by a single ZCTA (enclaves) are assigned to the surrounding ZCTA. Because the Census Bureau only uses the most frequently occurring ZIP Code to assign blocks, a ZCTA may not exist for every USPS ZIP Code. Some ZIP Codes may not have a matching ZCTA because too few addresses were associated with the specific ZIP Code or the ZIP Code was not the most frequently occurring ZIP Code within any of the blocks where it exists. The ZCTA boundaries in this release are those delineated following the 2020 Census.

Map developed by Jefferson County ITS GIS. Using the 2020 Zip Codes from the US Census Web site. This map is made available to the public - there is a disclaimer statement in the marginalia.

This data represents five-digit ZIP Code areas used by the U.S. Postal Service. This is an ArcGIS Online item directly from Esri. For more information see https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8d2012a2016e484dafaac0451f9aea24.

Zip code boundaries from Los Angeles County.

Zip code data includes polygons and labels representing zipcode boundaries in Buncombe County as defined by the United States Postal Service. These boundaries represent the five-digit ZIP Code areas used by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail more effectively.

Approximate areas covered by each US Postal Service (USPS) Zip Code in San Diego County. Areas are approximate boundaries only as determined by SanGIS and SanGIS JPA member users and associates. Does not represent an official depiction of USPS Zip Code boundaries. Does not represent all zip codes that may be used in the County. Certain Zip Codes are assigned for post office boxes only and cannot be represented by polygons. Note that the USPS does not define a Zip Code as an area. USPS defines a zip code as the identifier for the post office that mail will be delivered from. SanGIS Zip Code boundaries are approximated from situs addresses and information received from SanGIS JPA members and associates.

The ZIP Codes feature class shows the USPS ZIP Code boundaries within Maricopa County, Arizona.

The 2005 First Edition TIGER/Line files are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the Census TIGER database. The geographic coverage for a single TIGER/Line file is a county or statistical equivalent entity, with the coverage area based on the latest available governmental unit boundaries. The Census TIGER database represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts. However, each county-based TIGER/Line file is designed to stand alone as an independent data set or the files can be combined to cover the whole Nation. The 2005 First Edition TIGER/Line files consist of line segments representing physical features and governmental and statistical boundaries. The files contain information distributed over a series of record types for the spatial objects of a county. There are 19 record types, including the basic data record, the shape coordinate points, and geographic codes that can be used with appropriate software to prepare maps. Other geographic information contained in the files includes attributes such as feature identifiers/census feature class codes (CFCC) used to differentiate feature types, address ranges and ZIP Codes, codes for legal and statistical entities, latitude/longitude coordinates of linear and point features, landmark point features, area landmarks, and area boundaries.

1" = 5280' ​map shows the postal zip code boundaries for Prince William County. Recommended print size: 31" X 37".

Abstract

A crosswalk dataset matching US ZIP codes to corresponding census tracts

Documentation

The denominators used to calculate the address ratios are the ZIP code totals. When a ZIP is split by any of the other geographies, that ZIP code is duplicated in the crosswalk file.

**Example: **ZIP code 03870 is split by two different Census tracts, 33015066000 and 33015071000, which appear in the tract column. The ratio of residential addresses in the first ZIP-Tract record to the total number of residential addresses in the ZIP code is .0042 (.42%). The remaining residential addresses in that ZIP (99.58%) fall into the second ZIP-Tract record.

So, for example, if one wanted to allocate data from ZIP code 03870 to each Census tract located in that ZIP code, one would multiply the number of observations in the ZIP code by the residential ratio for each tract associated with that ZIP code.

https://redivis.com/fileUploads/4ecb405e-f533-4a5b-8286-11e56bb93368%3E" alt="">(Note that the sum of each ratio column for each distinct ZIP code may not always equal 1.00 (or 100%) due to rounding issues.)

Census tract definition

A census tract, census area, census district or meshblock is a geographic region defined for the purpose of taking a census. Sometimes these coincide with the limits of cities, towns or other administrative areas and several tracts commonly exist within a county. In unincorporated areas of the United States these are often arbitrary, except for coinciding with political lines.

Further reading

The following article demonstrates how to more effectively use the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) United States Postal Service ZIP Code Crosswalk Files when working with disparate geographies.

Wilson, Ron and Din, Alexander, 2018. “Understanding and Enhancing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s ZIP Code Crosswalk Files,” Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, Volume 20 Number 2, 277 – 294. URL: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/cityscpe/vol20num2/ch16.pdf

Contact information

Questions regarding these crosswalk files can be directed to Alex Din with the subject line HUD-Crosswalks.

Acknowledgement

This dataset is taken from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) office: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/usps_crosswalk.html#codebook

This dataset represents an ongoing effort to approximate the geographic extents of 5 digit zip codes. The dataset was produced using a combination of methods and is based on several sets of source data. Methods include: 1) using local zip code polygon data obtained from counties and cities contained within these counties; 2) Identifying place locations (city, town, places) from the postal service website and address information system (AIS) and as a last result, building theissen polygons around usps places in unpopulated areas; and 3) editing line work using the 2000 Census TIGER line file's zip code attributes. In addition, AGRC has used the locations of mailing addresses known to be valid to fine tune this dataset.

US Geographic Codes Dataset

This code is used to generate a combined data set of US ZIP, FIPS, and County data for most ZIP Codes in the U.S. (41,867 to be exact).

Code to generate the data set from the government files listed below can be found here.

The Data

The dataset is organized as follows:

• Zip Code: USPS ZIP code from here
• State Name: Full state name (E.g. Michigan)
• State Abrv: USPS abbreviated state name (E.g: MI)
• State Code: FIPS State Code from here
• County Name: County in which ZIP is located
• County Code: FIPS County Code
• FIPS Code: FIPS State Code + FIPS County Code from here
• ANSI Code: American National Standards Institute Code
• Centroid Lat: Latitude value of the county center
• Centroid Long: Longitude value of the county center

Sources

The data used to create this data set was taken from several recent government data sets.

These are:

• 2017 US Gazetteer FIPS Dataset
• 2017 US Census County Polygons Dataset
• 2015 Department of Labor GPCI Dataset
• General Census State Code Reference Document

Disclaimers

The final csv is in 'latin1' encoding to preserve the Spanish county names in Puerto Rico.

This data is from, and shall remain in the public domain, and the onus of responsibility lies with the user of this data.

The H-GAC ZIP code coverage includes polygons and their attributes for Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Chambers, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller, Austin, Colorado, Matagorda Wharton and Walker County. It was primarily created from the census 2002 ZIP code boundary data with secondary source data coming from Centerpoint ZIP code, Esri 2009 ZIP code, address point data from centerpoint and counties, CRIS ( Carrier Route Information System) data, US Postal Services Online site ( Look up a ZIP code) and parcels. Must Not Overlap and Must Not have Gaps topology rules have been used in order to create an accurate ZIP code layer. The layer represents physical ZIP codes and a few PO BOX ZIP codes are included rural areas . PO BOX ZIP codes can be identifying by "zip_type" field in the attribute table.

This layer is a component of Zipcodes.

Zipcode boundaries from H-GAC StarMap program clipped to Harris County

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