Questions tagged [zip-codes]
Use this tag when asking questions related to ZIP codes within the United States specific postal code system.
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Get multiple zipcode from each district latitude and longitude on Python
I am trying to create a column for Zipcode from Latitude and Longitude column.
I have seen multiple answers in StackExchange, all are for creating one zipcode from zipcode latitude and longitude. But ...
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How to distinct zipcodes by state/region
Using the 2021 Zip Code Tabulation data, I want to create a web software that allows users to select certain zip codes mapped from Google Maps API. Problem is there are over 30k zip codes and ...
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QGIS: importing dataset based on zipcodes, not coordinates
for a current project I want to connect nation-wide PV-modules (photovoltaic modules) to power grid nodes via zip codes and their respective power demands. For this reason, I downloaded QGIS as I was ...
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How to map 9-digit ZIP (ZIP+4) codes to census tracts?
The U.S. Department of Housing and Development provides a crosswalk between standard 5-digit ZIP codes and census tracts. This is a hard problem, as neither set's units are contained in the others'. (...
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Aggregating data by zip code over time in QGIS
I have data that is at the zip code level and I am looking to be able to have that data aggregate over time with a temporal display of the map. Is there a way to do this using QGIS?
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Finding shortest distance in km between ZIP code and nearest point at coast of Baltic Sea
I am trying to calculate the distance in km between a starting point in form of a ZIP code/ postal code (all located in Germany) and the nearest point at the coast line at both North Sea and the ...
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When did USPS stop shipping its TIGER/ZIP+4 product?
When did USPS stop producing its TIGER/ZIP+4 dataset?
Updates to the product page archived by the WayBack Machine stopped in July 2011, but it looks like some people might have been using it later ...
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Map visualization based on occurrences of ZIP codes
I have an array of ZIP codes (from Poland) in CSV format. Some of the ZIP codes are repeated more often than the others.
I would like to visualize them all on a map, emphasizing (with colors e.g.) the ...
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Mapping election data by zip
I am trying to create a map of Presidential election results by ZIP code, but all I have been able to find is election data by county (too broad) and precinct (too narrow).
Does anyone know of a ...
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Filtering demographic data for USA using TIGER/CENSUS data
I am working on Texas demographic data for a client. The ask is to collect demographic data for ZCTA areas of Texas state. I am looking for help in the source and linking demographic data for these ...
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Is geonames.org legit? [closed]
I recently was looking for the long/lat data on several different U.S. zip codes (several thousand) and came across this website made a while ago called: "geonames.org". I went to the ...
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Online source of polygon nodes for individual newly created zipcodes
When a new zipcode is created it would be very convenient to obtain its polygon nodes from an online source, without having to download a national dataset. Does an online web-page or web-API exist, ...
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Zipcode shape database as lat/long data
I would like to be able to have the Lat/Longs of each zipcode in the United States so that they can be mapped out as polygon shapes
I have used https://github.com/OpenDataDE/State-zip-code-GeoJSON in ...
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Is it possible to export a filtered layer in ArcGIS Desktop?
I'm considering purchasing ArcGIS as an ArcGIS noob. (Their trial is currently limited to Coronavirus support clients).
I would be using the software to generate shapefiles of US zip codes by state. ...
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zip code shapefile by state
Are there any shapefiles available online of ZCTAs (Zip code tabulation area) by state? The US Census bureau has an excellent list of ZCTAs but they do not indicate which state each ZCTA is in. They ...
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Finding zipcodes within line using GeoPandas [closed]
I have a shapefile of Houston zip codes and gdb folder of lines (within Houston).
The lines are in a gdb folder containing over 125 files. The types of files included in this folder are GDBINDEXES, ...
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Converting lat/lon to Postal code using Python
I have this DataFrame:
Lat Lon
29.39291 -98.50925
29.39923 -98.51256
29.40147 -98.51123
29.38752 -98.52372
29.39291 -98.50925
29.39537 -98.50402
29.39343 -98.49707
29.39291 -98....
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How many zip codes are in more than one state? [duplicate]
According to the accepted answer of Determining which US zipcodes map to more than one state or more than one city?, there are only 13 zip codes in two states. Reading down further on the page, ...
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How to locate the US zipcodes at the boundary of a state, say Wisconsin
I would like to identify all the zipcodes at the boundary of a certain state. For example, 53566 Monroe belongs to the southern boundary of Wisconsin.
I am wondering if there is any way to do this ...
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Determine which zip codes are within defined boundary
The Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District publishes their district boundaries here:
https://avaqmd.ca.gov/district-boundaries
I need to figure out which zip codes fall within those ...
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Maximum mathematical variation between non-government, non-state, physically contiguous zip codes?
I'm programming a matching list for street addresses, and I'm trying to prioritize different aspects of the address based on likelihood of similarity if both addresses are the same physical location. ...
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Saving Google Earth Postal Code Layer
In the typical primary database in layers window, under more-> US Govt, there is a Postal Code Boundaries layer. I have been trying to find a way to save this, and ultimately add it to a folder of my ...
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Scraping List of Zip codes?
Methodology from basic Basic Level for the whole process.
I need a list of zip codes. This is the map: https://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do?pageAction=sfp
If we drill in, ...
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Joining a row of data to multiple polygons (zip codes)
I received some data from a partner and was trying to do a visualization. I'm using ArcGIS / ArcMap 10.2
I have a table where each row (first column is the ID) represents a facility and all the US ...
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Can't find my zip codes in TIGER/tigris
(This is my first attempt to use R, so I apologize for any stupidity. Also, please let me know if this is better posted in Stack Overflow.)
I'm trying to use the Microsoft building footprint dataset ...
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Fix zip code polygon?
How do you go about correcting USPS Zip Code polygons? I have an address with a zip code assigned and recognized by the USPS. However, when I look at the USPS Zip Code polygon map I see the wrong ...
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Are there duplicate Zip codes in the US?
I am testing a solution for a tax calculation system, and some states have zip code ranges with specific taxes, so I need to know if there are zip codes that correspond to different locations. One ...
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Calculate the mean for all the attributes of a zipcode? [closed]
I have a spreadsheet with two columns: Zipcode and Housing Price. Is it possible to calculate the average Housing Price per zipcode without manually using Excel commands per zip code?
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QGIS-- Find zipcode boundaries bisected by city boundaries
I've tried the intersect function but that also returns small zipcodes entirely within a city. Ideally, I just need zipcodes that extend beyond city lines.
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Obtaining population estimates by ZCTA from American Fact Finder
I would like to obtain the most recent population estimates (and age and gender information if possible) at the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) level.
I think this data exists on the American Fact ...
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Using excel info to create thematic map
So, I have an excel spreadsheet with information regarding people within a certain zip code. I basically need to make a map that shows the amount of people within each zip code either using dots or ...
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How to extract zip code from reverse geocoding in PostGIS
I have a bunch of lat/lng coordinates that I can reverse geocode, after having installed PostGIS and the relevant Tiger files.
I throw in a query like this:
select reverse_geocode(ST_Point(lng, lat))...
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US Census ZCTA shape attribute table: shapeids with suffixes
What does it mean (i.e. what situation is being addressed) when the attribute table for the ZCTA shapes contains two shapeids for a given GEOID10 (e.g. 10307, Staten Island) each having a numerical ...
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population density "hotspots" within ZCTA
With the available census tables (county, tract, block, zcta) and shapefiles, is it possible to identify "hotspots" of population concentration within a ZCTA?
The ZCTA gazeteer file provides the ...
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TIGER shapefiles and ZCTA
I am completely new to this and have never worked with shapefiles. What I'm trying to find out is whether it is possible, using the TIGER data in conjunction with the ZCTA files, to determine the ...
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Web Services that Converts Lat Lon to Zip Code
Does anyone know of a Web Services that can convert a Lat Lon to a Zip Code?
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Creating address locator for data with no ZIP codes?
I am trying to create an address locator using Tiger/line data (dual address locator). While initially successful, I can only geocode addresses that have ZIP codes in the dataset. Most of the data I ...
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Search based on zip code & radius
I am creating ArcGIS Online map and having a functionality to search Zip Code using the USA Zip Code 2014 pre-existing layer.
I further need to extend the functionality so that user can provide Zip ...
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US ZIP Codes +4 By State or County- Shapefile (or table/dbf)
I am looking for Zipcode data with the +4 digits at the end for a City (I can use it by state and clip the points to my municipal boundary), and with edges or geocodes. I called the post office and ...
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Trying to link ZIP code to core-based statistical area
I have a dataset downloaded from the IRS reporting AGI by ZIP code (link: irs.gov). However, I'm interested in tying each ZIP code to statistical areas (whether it's [a] primary statistical area, [b] ...
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Filtering zip code shapefile by state/other zip code shapefiles?
I am looking to map one state based on zip codes (I have associated quantitative data that I am planning to join in QGIS).
I see that the Census TIGER shapefiles have an option for zip codes, but I ...
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Understanding U.S. Census MSA to place relationships?
I need to aggregate place-level data by MSA (metropolitan statistical area).
I'm referring to U.S, Census "places" and MSAs ("places" might be townships, boroughs, villages, etc. they're the level ...
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American FactFinder by ZIP code
I'm doing a research project that involves using demographic data collected from both the national Census and the American Community Surveys.
I am interested in about 40 zip codes within NYC.
The ...
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Zip codes, Geo coding, Joining/relating
I have a file of Tennessee zip codes and another excel file including 600,000 origin and destination addresses with zip codes and trip purposes. Since I cannot Geocode all 600,000 addresses, I ...
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Zip Code + 4 data file or shapefile [duplicate]
Is there a 9 digit Zip Code (Example- 75001-6664, Zip + 4) data set that I can download? Please advise.
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Sales Territory Mapping [closed]
My company is interested in using GIS to create sales territories in the pharmaceutical industry. We currently use "alignment" software, but now we're looking for more commonly used and versatile GIS ...
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Is it safe to combine data for zipcodes across different demographic sets? [closed]
My team is working with demographics data across different data sources (some paid sources and some free data sources available online).
Each of these data sources comes with a shapefile and some ...
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Poland ZIP code shapefile?
I'm looking for Poland zip-code data (polygons). I have found data in csv on the http://www.geonames.org/ but there are only point data.
Do you know any free source containing this data?
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European postal code shapes provider
I am looking for a single (paid) provider of postal (zip) code shapes (boundaries) for countries in Europe. I hope to find reliable partner with reasonable pricing and update policy. What I need are ...
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How to add radius to map of over 32,000 zip codes
I'm incredibly new to creating these types of maps, but I'm trying to create a coverage map not unlike the cell companies show their coverage. Our database simply has lists of ZIP codes that our ...
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