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U.S. ZIP Code Points, 2013
- Identification Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- TomTom North America, Inc.
- Publication Date
- 20130601
- Title
- U.S. ZIP Code Points, 2013
- Edition
- 2013
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Data Maps for ArcGIS®
- Issue Identification
- 2013 - World, Europe, and United States
- Online Linkage
- https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/1f26eba6-f4f6-4091-9fc3-1354f8e70849/file/7eb78a8a-adda-497c-b74a-dcb9c0f8e836
- Abstract
- U.S. ZIP Code Points represents the five-digit U.S. ZIP Code areas as points, plus all ZIP Codes that have no associated area. These ZIP Codes that have few or no street delivery locations are assigned to a single organization, such as a business that has street delivery.
- Purpose
- U.S. ZIP Code Points provides the postal name, types, population, and area for the ZIP Code locations in the United States.
- Supplemental Information
- Dataset includes ArcGIS .lyr file symbolizing USA Zip Code Points.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- Unknown
- Time Period
- Beginning
- 20121128
- End
- 20121214
- Bounding Box
- West
- -176.760204
- East
- -64.704868
- North
- 70.741890
- South
- 17.706759
- Theme Keyword
- point
- zip codes
- locations
- five-digit zip codes
- post offices
- population
- areas
- location
- society
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- society
- location
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Place Keyword
- United States
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Temporal Keyword
- 2012
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
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- Use Restrictions
- See legal constraints.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- Annually
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Delivery Point
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
- Delivery Point
- Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
- City
- Princeton
- State
- NJ
- Postal Code
- 08544
- Country
- US
- Contact Telephone
- 609-258-1097
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Delivery Point
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Credit
- ESRI
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3348
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information
- SDTS Terms Description
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
- Entity point
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 41256
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- 8.983152841195215e-009
- Longitude Resolution
- 8.983152841195215e-009
- Geographic Coordinate Units
- Decimal Degrees
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- D WGS 1984
- Ellipsoid Name
- WGS 1984
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.0
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257223563
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- ESRI_2013_zip_usa
- Entity Type Definition
- The points represent areas where mail is delivered (from a city block or two to a whole rural town) within the United States.
- Entity Type Definition Source
- TomTom North America, Inc.
- Attributes
- FID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- Shape
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- ZIP
- The five-digit number used by the postal service to identify a location where mail is delivered. (USPS National 5-Digit ZIP Code® and Post Office DirectoryUnited States Postal Service)
- Definition Source
- United States Postal Service®
- PO_NAME
- The postal name. (USPS National 5-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office DirectoryUnited States Postal Service)
- Definition Source
- United States Postal Service
- STATE
- The two-letter abbreviation for the state in which the ZIP Code point is located. (Federal Information Processing Standards 5–2National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- ZIP_TYPE
- The type of ZIP Code.
- ZIP Code Area
- The location represents a ZIP Code area.
- Post Office or large volume customer
- The location represents a post office or large volume customer.
- Definition Source
- Esri
- POP2012
- The 2012 population of the ZIP Code area the point is based on. (Populations for the features. A -99 value means no data.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- POP12_SQMI
- The 2012 population per square mile of the ZIP Code area the point is based on. (Calculated populations per square mile for the features. A -99 value means no data.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- SQMI
- The area of the ZIP Code area the point is based on in square miles using Albers Equal Area Projection. (Calculated areas for the features. A -99 value means no data.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- SDC Feature Database
- Distributor
- Esri; Esri Offices
- Online Access
- http://www.ArcGIS.com
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20141106
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Contact Person
- ArcGIS Content Team
- Contact Position
- ArcGIS Content Team
- Contact Address
- Address
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State or Province
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998