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General Report

City Alias Name - The alias name for the zip Code. This may be a city name, postal entity, community or a municipality name.

City Alias Abbreviation - Abbreviation of city alias where applicable.

County Name - County or parish where the Zip Code resides.

County FIPS - Federal Information Processing Standards code given to each county.

State Full Name – The full U.S. state or territory name.

State FIPS - Federal Information Processing Standards code given to each state or territory.

Region - A geographic area consisting of several States defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Division - A geographic area consisting of several States defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The States are grouped into nine divisions

CBSA Number - Core Based Statistical Area.

CBSA Name - The name of the Core Based Statistical Area.

CBSA Type - Indicates whether a CBSA is Metro (> 50,000 population) or Micro (10,000 to 50,000 population).

Elevation - The county's average elevation.

Population Estimate - The current estimated household population of the Zip Code.

Latitude - The geographic coordinate measured in degrees north or south of the equator.

Longitude - The geographic coordinate measured in degrees east or west of the Greenwich (prime) meridian.

Area Code - Telephone area code(s) of the zip code.

Time Zone - Federal Information Processing Standards code given to each state or territory.

DayLight Savings – Y/N Flag indicating whether this ZIP Code observes daylight savings.

Land Area - The land area of this ZIP Code in Square Miles

Water Area – The water area of this ZIP Code in Square Miles

Congressional District - This field shows which congressional districts the zip code resides in.

Congressional Land Area - This field shows the land area for the districts the zip code resides in.

 

Demographic Report

Population - The population of the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

Population Estimate - The current estimated household population of the Zip Code.

Business Annual Payroll - The total annual payroll for this ZIP Code from the Business Census 2003.

Business First Quarter Payroll - The first quarter payroll for this ZIP Code from the Business Census 2003.

Median Age - The Median Age in the Zip Code the Year 2000 census.

Median Age Female - The Female Median Age in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

Median Age Male - The Male Median Age in the Zip Code the Year 2000 census.

Persons Per Household - The Persons per Household in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

IncomePerHousehold - The Income per Household in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

Number of Businesses - The total number of Business Establishments for this zip Code from the Business Census 2003.

Number of Employees - The total number of employees for this ZIP Code from the Business Census 2003.

Delivery Business - This field provides the number of active business delivery mailboxes and centralized units for this ZIP Code.

Delivery Residential - This field provides the number of active residential delivery mailboxes and centralized units for this ZIP Code.

Delivery Total - This field provides the total number of active delivery mailboxes and centralized units for this ZIP Code.

Average House Value - The Average House Value in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

Growth Housing Units 2003 - The estimated number of housing units in this county as of July 1, 2003 according to the US Census.

Growth Housing Units 2004 - The estimated number of housing units in this county as of July 1, 2004. Source: Housing Unit Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties between July 1, 2003 and July 1, 2004. Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.

Growth Increase Number - The change in housing units from 2003 to 2004, expressed as a number according to the US Census.

Growth Increase Percentage - The change in housing units from 2003 to 2004, expressed as a percentage according to the US Census.

Growth Rank - The growth rank for this county according to the US Census.

CBSA Population 2003 - The estimated population for the selected CBSA in 2003.

CBSA Division Population 2003 - The estimated population for the selected CBSA Division in 2003.

CBSA Division - Core Based Statistical Area Division name

 

Gender Report

Male Population - The Male population in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

Female Population - The Female population in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

 

Race Report

Asian Population - The Asian population in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

Black Population - The Black population in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

Indian Population - The American Indian and Alaska Native population in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

Hispanic Population - The Hispanic population in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

Hawaiian Population - The Hawaiin population in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

White Population - The white population in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.

Other Population - The non classified population in the Zip Code from the Year 2000 census.