over 42,000 5 digit zip codes are there in the us.
over 42,000 5 digit zip codes are there in the us.
how many 5 digit zip codes in the us?
over 42,000
, there were over 42,000 zip codes in the united states. zip codes are used not only for tracking of mail but also in gathering geographical statistics in the united states. the u.s. census bureau calculates approximate boundaries of zip codes areas, which it calls zip code tabulation areas (zctas). statistical census data is then provided for these approximate areas. the geographic data provided for these areas includes the latitude and longitude of the center-point of the zctas. there are approximately 32,000 zctas. the reason that there is not one zcta for every zip code is that po boxes are excluded, since only populated areas are included in the census data. the census bureau provides many statistical data sets for zip codes, but does not keep up-to-date datasets of all zctas. complete datasets providing a similar approximate geographic extent are commercially available.
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this is a list of zip code prefixes. each cell in this table contains a three-digit zip code prefix, the state where that zip code prefix is located, and the name of the united states postal service (usps) sectional center facility (scf) that serves that zip code prefix, which may be in a different state. each scf may serve more than one three-digit zip code prefix. each scf serves local addresses whose five-digit zip codes start with the same set of prefixes.
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