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2013 U.S. Gazetteer Files
This page provides links to the 2013 gazetteer files for counties, county subdivisions (minor civil divisions/census county divisions), places, census tracts, congressional districts (113th Congress), American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas, school districts (elementary, secondary, and unified), state legislative districts (upper and lower), ZIP Code tabulation areas (ZCTAs), and urban areas for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Notes:
- All national files are in compressed format.
- Files are tab-delimited text, one line per record unless other noted.
- Population and housing unit counts are not included in these files.
- Data are available for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as of January 1, 2013 unless otherwise noted.
- The Island Areas (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) are not included in these files.
- The geography in these files matches the 2013 American Community Survey data (that is, as of January 1, 2013).
- Because of changes in boundaries and entity names, as well as the creation of new entities, and the dissolution of others, users should not expect to find a "one-to-one" relationship between the entity names and codes in these files and the comparable 2012, 2010 Census, Census 2000 or 1990 Census files.
113th Congressional Districts
The congressional district file contains data for the 113th Congress (January 2013 to January 2015).
Download the 113th Congressional Districts Gazetteer Files (17KB)
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and district number) |
| Column 3 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 4 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 8 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas
Download the American Indian /Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas Gazetteer File (15KB)
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (AIANNHCE) |
| Column 2 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas - Reservations Only
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (AIANNHCE) |
| Column 2 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas - Trust Lands Only
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (AIANNHCE) |
| Column 2 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
Census Tracts
The 2013 census tract file contains data as of the 2010 Census, with a few updates based on small boundary corrections.
Download the National Census Tracts Gazetteer File (2MB)
Download the State-Based Census Tracts Gazetteer Files:
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS, County FIPS, census tract number) |
| Column 3 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 4 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 8 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
Counties
Some records contain special characters.
Download the National Counties Gazetteer File (143KB)
Download State-Based Counties Gazetteer Files:
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and County FIPS) |
| Column 3 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 10 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
County Subdivisions
Some records contain special characters.
Download the National County Subdivisions Gazetteer File (1.5MB)
Download State-Based County Subdivisions Gazetteer Files:
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS, County FIPS, County Subdivision FIPS) |
| Column 3 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | FUNCSTAT | Functional status of entity |
| Column 6 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 11 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
Places
Some records contain special characters.
Download the National Places Gazetteer Files (1.1MB)
Download the State-Based Places Gazetteer Files:
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and Place FIPS) |
| Column 3 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Insititute code |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | LSAD | Legal/Statistical area descriptor |
| Column 6 | FUNCSTAT | Functional status of entity |
| Column 7 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 11 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 12 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
School Districts - Elementary
The school districts - elementary file contains data for elementary school districts in 24 states and are from the 2011-2012 school year. The 2011-2012 school districts represent districts in operation as of January 1, 2012. The states represented in the file are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Download the School Districts - Elementary Gazetteer File (91KB)
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and local education agency number) |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | LOGRADE | Lowest Grade Provided |
| Column 5 | HIGRADE | Highest Grade Provided |
| Column 6 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 11 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
School Districts - Secondary
The school districts - secondary file contains data for secondary school districts in 19 states and are from the 2011-2012 school year. The 2011-2012 school districts represent districts in operation as of January 1, 2012. The states represented in the file are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.
Download the School Districts - Secondary Gazetteer File (25KB)
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and local education agency number) |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | LOGRADE | Lowest Grade Provided |
| Column 5 | HIGRADE | Highest Grade Provided |
| Column 6 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 11 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
School Districts - Unified
The school districts - unified file contains data for unified school districts in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and are from the 2011-2012 school year. The 2011-2012 school districts represent districts in operation as of January 1, 2012.
Download the School Districts - Unified Gazetteer File (461KB)
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and local education agency number) |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | LOGRADE | Lowest Grade Provided |
| Column 5 | HIGRADE | Highest Grade Provided |
| Column 6 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 11 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
State Legislative Districts - Lower Chamber
The state legislative districts - lower chamber file contains data for state legislative districts - lower chamber in the 49 states and Puerto Rico for the 2012 election cycle. Note: Nebraska and the District of Columbia do not have state legislative district - lower chamber in the file.
Download the State Legislative Districts - Lower Gazetteer File (171KB)
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and district number) |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
State Legislative Districts - Upper Chamber
The state legislative districts - upper chamber file contains data for the 2012 election cycle. Some records contain special characters.
Download the State Legislative Districts - Upper Gazetteer Files (72KB)
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and district number) |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
Urban Areas
Some records contain special characters.
Download the Urban Areas Gazetteer File (141KB)
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Five digit Urban Area Census Code |
| Column 2 | NAME | Name |
| Column 3 | UATYPE | Urban Area Type C = Urban Cluster U = Urbanized Area |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
Download the ZIP Code Tabulation Areas Gazetteer File (984KB)
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Five digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area Census Code |
| Column 2 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 3 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 4 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 7 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
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