Gazetteer File Record Layouts
Gazetteer File Record Layouts
2025
119th Congressional Districts
The congressional district file contains data for the 119th Congress (January 2024 to January 2026).
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| 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
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (AIANNHCE) |
| Column 2 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| Column 3 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 4 | NAME | American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Area full 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 |
American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas, by Component
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (AIANNHCE and Component Type) |
| Column 2 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| Column 3 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 4 | NAME | Reservation, Statistical Area, or Trust Land full 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 |
Census Tracts
The 2020 census tract file is based on the 2020 Census.
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| 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 |
Core Based Statistical Areas
Some records contain special characters.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | CSAFP | Combined statistical area code (may be blank for some records) |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Metropolitan statistical area/micropolitan statistical area code |
| Column 3 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | CBSA_TYPE | Metropolitan/micropolitan status indicator |
| 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 |
Counties
Some records contain special characters.
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| Column 4 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 5 | NAME | Name |
| 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 |
County Subdivisions
Some records contain special characters.
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| Column 4 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 5 | NAME | Name |
| 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 |
Places
Some records contain special characters.
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| Column 4 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 5 | NAME | Name |
| Column 6 | LSAD | Legal/Statistical area descriptor |
| Column 7 | FUNCSTAT | Functional status of entity |
| Column 8 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 11 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 12 | 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 26 states and represents districts in operation as of January 1, 2024. The states represented in the file are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | LOGRADE | Lowest Grade Provided |
| Column 6 | HIGRADE | Highest Grade Provided |
| 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 - Secondary
The school districts - secondary file contains data for 20 states and represents districts in operation as of January 1, 2024. The states represented in the file are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | LOGRADE | Lowest Grade Provided |
| Column 6 | HIGRADE | Highest Grade Provided |
| 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 - Unified
The school districts - unified file contains data for unified school districts in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and represents districts in operation as of January 1, 2024.
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | LOGRADE | Lowest Grade Provided |
| Column 6 | HIGRADE | Highest Grade Provided |
| 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 - Administrative
The school districts - administrative file contains data for administrative school district areas in the state of Vermont and represents districts in operation as of January 1, 2024.
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | LOGRADE | Lowest Grade Provided |
| Column 6 | HIGRADE | Highest Grade Provided |
| 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 |
States
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - State FIPS geographic code |
| Column 3 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| 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 |
State Legislative Districts - Lower Chambers
The state legislative districts - lower chamber file contains data for 49 states and Puerto Rico for the 2024 election cycle. Nebraska has a unicameral legislature, and the District of Columbia has a single council, both of which the Census Bureau treats as upper-chamber legislative areas for the purpose of data presentation. Therefore, there are no data by the lower house of the state legislative districts for either Nebraska or the District of Columbia.
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| 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 |
State Legislative Districts - Upper Chambers
The state legislative districts - upper chamber file contains data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for 2024 election cycle. Some records contain special characters.
| 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 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| 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 |
Urban Areas
The Urban Areas file is based on the 2020 Census tabulation blocks.
Some records contain special characters.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Five digit Urban Area Census Code |
| Column 2 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| 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 |
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
The ZIP Code Tabulation Areas file is based on the 2020 Census tabulation blocks.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Five digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area Census Code |
| Column 2 | GEOIDFQ | Fully qualified geographic identifier - used to join to data.census.gov data tables |
| 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 |
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