ZIPList5 Max TM (November 2024 data)

• Latitude and longitude
• CBSA/Division code, if any
• MSA/PMSA code, if any
• Population (Census 2012)
• Market Area
• City name (and abbreviation, if over 13 characters)
• Alternate city names, if any
• State abbreviation
• County name
• County FIPS code
• Primary area code
• Time zone
• Daylight Saving Time flag
• ZIP code type

Included with the ZIPList5 Max data file are these support files:

• CBSA/Division codes: list of all valid CBSA codes with the associated area name
• MSA/PMSA codes: list of all valid MSA/PMSA/CMSA codes with the associated area name
• Market area codes: list of active market area codes with the associated area name and population
• State FIPS codes: list of all state FIPS codes, including the territories
• Area code list: complete list of all area codes for North America, including overlay area codes

ZIPList5 Max contains about 71,000 records (42,300 "preferred city name" records plus 28,700 "alternate city name" records). Covers all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and the Pacific territories.

We update every record in ZIPList5 Max monthly, so you always receive the latest and most up-to-date data. We license our ZIP code data directly from the US Postal Service, and collect and cross-check all the other data continuously from a variety of sources, including the Census Bureau, the US Geological Survey, the Office of Management and Budget, NANPA, the telephone companies, and maps.

ZIPList5 Max is a data file, not a program. ZIPList5 Max works well with almost any commercial database program.

Record Layout
Each data record of the ZIPList5 Max file consist of nineteen fields, arranged as follows:

Field		Type		Length
City Name		Variable length		28 maximum, mixed case
State Code		Fixed length		2 alpha characters (CA, UT, etc.)
ZIP code		Fixed length		5 numeric characters
Area code		Fixed length		3 numeric characters
County FIPS		Fixed length		5 numeric characters
County Name		Variable length		25 maximum, mixed case
Preferred?		Fixed length		1 ("P","A", or "N")
Time zone		Variable length		5 maximum (EST, CST, MST, etc.)
DST?		Fixed length		1 ("Y" or "N")
Latitude		Fixed length		7 characters: nn.nnnn, in degrees
Longitude		Variable length		8 or 9 characters: nnn.nnnn, in degrees
MSA		Fixed length		4 numeric characters or blank
PMSA		Fixed length		4 numeric characters or blank
City Name Abbreviation		Variable length		13 maximum, mixed case or blank
Market Area		Fixed length		3 numeric characters or blank
ZIP code type		Fixed length		1 character (P, U, M, or blank)
CBSA		Fixed length		5 numeric characters or blank
Division		Fixed length		5 numeric characters or blank
Population		Variable length		12 numeric characters max

The City Name field identifies a city name associated with the ZIP code by the USPS. There may be several different city names associated with a particular ZIP code. If so, the ZIP code will appear in several different records, each with a different city name.

The ZIP code field lists only valid 5-digit ZIP codes currently defined by the USPS. Obsolete ZIP codes which have been retired from service by the USPS are not included in this database. A particular ZIP code may appear in more than one record if the USPS has defined more than one city name for that ZIP code.

The area code is the "most prevalent" area code for that one ZIP code. If multiple area codes apply to that one ZIP code, only the primary area code is listed. Overlay area codes are not listed.

The County FIPS code is a 5-digit numeric field containing a unique numeric identification assigned to that county by the US government. The County FIPS code field and the County Name field identify the "most prevalent" county for the 5-digit ZIP code listed in a given record.

The Preferred? flag can have one of three states, which indicate how that name can be used for delivery of mail to the associated ZIP code. The three states are:

• P - This is the preferred city name for this ZIP code
• A - This city name is approved (but NOT preferred) for this ZIP code
• N - The city name is NOT approved for mail delivery to this ZIP code

The one preferred name record has the preferred field set to "P", while all alternate city name records have the preferred field set to "A" or "N". Note that in some cases a particular city name may be preferred for some ZIP codes but an alternate city name for other ZIP codes.

The time zone field always contains the standard time zone designation for a particular ZIP code. If that ZIP code falls within a political entity which participates in Daylight Saving Time (DST) during the summer months, the DST field is set to "Y". Otherwise the DST field is set to "N".

The latitude and longitude fields contain the geographic coordinates in degrees of the geographic centroid of the ZIP code area. ZIPList5 Max documentation includes a tutorial and equations for calculating the distance in miles between ZIP codes using latitude and longitude.

The MSA field contains the Metropolitan Statistical Area code, if any, in which the ZIP code lies. The MSA is assigned by the US Government.

The PMSA field contains the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area code, if any, in which the ZIP code lies. The PMSA is assigned by the US Government.

The City Name Abbreviation field contains the US Postal Service "official" abbreviation for the city name in those cases where the city name exceeds 13 characters. For those cities where the name is 13 or fewer characters this field is blank.

The Market Area field contains the three-digit Market Area code in which the ZIP code lies. For more information about market area click here.

The ZIP Code type field identifies special ZIP codes used for PO Boxes, companies, or the military.

The CBSA field contains Core Based Statistical Area code, if any, in which the ZIP code lies.

The Division field contains the CBSA division code, if any, in which the ZIP code lies.

The Population field contains the Census 2012 population for the ZIP code.

Sample Records

City Name
Aurora
Denver
Austin
Sandy
Baileys Crossroads

ST Code
CO
CO
TX
UT
VA

ZIP Code
80010
80203
78701
84070
22041

Area Code
303
303
512
801
703

Cnty FIPS
08005
08031
48453
49035
51059

County Name
Arapahoe
Denver
Travis
Salt Lake
Fairfax

Pref Code
P
P
P
P
A

Time Zone
MST
MST
CST
MST
EST

Daylight Saving
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

Latitude Degrees
39.7403
39.7318
30.2721
40.5769
38.8465

Longitude Degrees
-104.8598
-104.9825
-97.7424
-111.8884
-77.1465

MSA Code
0640
7160

PMSA Code
2080
2080
8840

City Name Abbreviation
Baileys Xrds

Market Area
034
034
064
716
097

ZIP Type

CBSA Code
19740
19740
12420
41620
47900

Division Code
47894

2012 Population
39728
18839
6841
24861
27989

Click here to download ZIPList5 Max sample records in comma-delimited ASCII (CSV) format.

Click here to download ZIPList5 Max sample records in comma-delimited ASCII (CSV) format, compressed with WinZip.

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