U.S. ZIP Code Areas (Three-Digit)

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Geographic Data Technology, Inc. (GDT)
Originator: ESRI
Publication_Date: 20040301
Title: U.S. ZIP Code Areas (Three-Digit)
Edition: 2004
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: ESRI® Data & Maps
Issue_Identification: 2004
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Redlands, California, USA
Publisher: ESRI
Other_Citation_Details: Location: \usa\census
Description:
Abstract:
U.S. ZIP Code Areas (Three-Digit) represents the first three digits of a ZIP Code. The first digit of a five-digit ZIP Code divides the country into 10 large groups of states numbered from 0 in the Northeast to 9 in the far West. Within these areas, each state is divided into an average of 10 smaller geographical areas, identified by the 2nd and 3rd digits. These digits, in conjunction with the first digit, represent a sectional center facility or a mail processing facility area. These areas are serviced by the U.S. Post Office Sectional Center Facility (SCF). Note that a single SCF often services multiple three-digit areas.
Purpose:
U.S. ZIP Code Areas (Three-Digit) provides area and population for each three-digit ZIP Code area in the United States.
Supplemental_Information: Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:100,000.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200311
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200303
Currentness_Reference: ground condition: 200311, 2000; publication date: 200303
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Matches software update releases
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -178.226727
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.952936
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.357355
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.916073
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword: zip codes
Theme_Keyword: areas
Theme_Keyword: three-digit zip codes
Theme_Keyword: sectional center facility
Theme_Keyword: population
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: society
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2003
Temporal_Keyword: 2000
Temporal_Keyword: 2003
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Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: ESRI
Contact_Person: Data Team
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 380 New York Street
City: Redlands
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 92373-8100
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 909-793-2853
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 909-793-5953
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@esri.com
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Data_Set_Credit: United States Postal Service
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No duplicate features are present. The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format in ArcSDE®. This verifies and validates the geometry.
Completeness_Report:
After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The geospatial part of this data set was extracted from the 2000 Census TIGER/Line® files (CD–ROM edition). To improve the accuracy, GDT ran a process against the entire nationwide database. It was generalized to 1,000 points per polygon and 4,000 points per feature. Generalizing reduced the positional accuracy and can't be determined.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Geographic Data Technology, Inc.
Publication_Date: 200401
Title: Dynamap/2000 v. 14.0
Edition: Version 14.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Dynamap/2000®
Issue_Identification: Version 14.0
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Publisher: Geographic Data Technology, Inc
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
Type_of_Source_Media: CD–ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200311
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GDT Dynamap/2000 v. 14.0
Source_Contribution: Attribute and geospatial data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: 2000 Census of Population and Housing Public Law 94-171
Edition: 2000
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Census of Population and Housing Public Law 94-171
Issue_Identification: 2000
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: USA
Publisher: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
Type_of_Source_Media: CD–ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Census 94-171
Source_Contribution: Attribute data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: ESRI Business Information Solutions
Publication_Date: 200303
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Vienna, Virginia, USA
Publisher: ESRI Business Information Solutions
Other_Citation_Details: Provided POP2003.
Type_of_Source_Media: CD–ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200303
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ESRI BIS
Source_Contribution: Attribute data
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
How GDT Creates These Files: Creating ZIP Code Areas is a technical process that carefully coordinates United States Postal Service (USPS) postal data and our own Dynamap street data. The U.S. Post Office assigns ZIP Codes on a street-by-street basis. ZIP code areas are used by the USPS to deliver mail more effectively. Their purpose was never intended to form boundaries for spatial analysis. As a result, GDT formed the following processes to build boundaries from the mail stops present on street segments. By utilizing a wide variety of sources, GDT is able to locate ZIP code changes both large and small and change the representation of ZIP Code areas by redefining the boundaries.
Aligning ZIP Code Zones & Street Segments: The ZIP boundaries are created manually by following actual Dynamap street segments and other non-street features. In areas where the street name match rate is low, GDT technicians make telephone inquiries to area Post Offices, and refer to USPS ZIP+4 State Directories, to determine the predominant ZIP Code. The ZIP Code delivery "zone" is approximated, and ZIP boundaries are created manually by following Dynamap street and non-street segments.
U.S. ZIP Code Areas have been generalized to 1,000 points per polygon and 4,000 points per feature.
Process_Date: 200401
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GDT Dynamap/2000 v. 14.0
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The following steps were performed by ESRI: Copied 2004 U.S. ZIP Code Areas and renamed it. Added ZIP3 attribute and summarized on the first 3 characters in the ZIP Code. Summarized AREA, SUMBLKPOP, and POP2003 attributes. Removed -99 values when summarizing POP2003 attribute. Manually fixed 7 features when ZIP Code is in more than one state (given to the largest area state). Corrected 000 and 001 features to be individual features for easier display. Converted the data set to SDC. Created the projection file (.prj) and spatial indices.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GDT Dynamap/2000 v. 14.0
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Census 94-171
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ESRI BIS
Process_Date: 20040315
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1018
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000009
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000009
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: zip3
Entity_Type_Definition:
The polygons represent areas serviced by sectional center facilities or mail processing facilities within United States.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Geographic Data Technology, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ObjectID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ZIP3
Attribute_Definition:
The three-digit number used by the postal service to identify an area serviced by a sectional center facility or mail processing facility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: United States Postal Service
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: USPS National 5-Digit ZIP and Post Office Directory
Codeset_Source: United States Postal Service
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition:
The two-letter abbreviation for the state in which the ZIP Code area is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: United States Postal Service
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: USPS City/State File
Codeset_Source: United States Postal Service
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition:
The area of the ZIP Code polygon in square miles using Albers Equal Area Projection.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Calculated areas for the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SUMBLKPOP
Attribute_Definition:
The sum of the 2000 population for the Census Bureau Block polygon centroids which fall within the zip code area.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI; Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Summed populations for the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POP2003
Attribute_Definition: The 2003 estimated population of the ZIP Code area.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Business Information Solutions
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Populations for the features.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: -99
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Data not available.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: ESRI; ESRI International Distributors
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 380 New York Street
City: Redlands
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 92373-8100
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-447-9778
Contact_Instructions:
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Outside the United States, please direct all inquiries to your local ESRI International Distributor. This information can be found at <http://gis.esri.com/intldist/contactint.cfm>.
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Digital_Transfer_Information:
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Format_Specification:
The SDC file contains the geospatial and attribute data. The SDI file contains the spatial and attribute indexes. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The XML file (*.sdc.xml) contains the metadata describing the data set (optional).
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Recording_Density: 4.38
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040324
Metadata_Contact:
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Contact_Person: Data Team
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 380 New York Street
City: Redlands
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 92373-8100
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 909-793-2853
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 909-793-5953
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@esri.com
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday
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Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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