United States ZIP Code Areas (five-digit)

Title: U.S. ZIP Code Areas

Abstract: U.S. ZIP Code Areas represents five-digit ZIP Code areas used by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail more effectively. 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 nine in the far West. Within these areas, each state is divided into an average of 10 smaller geographical areas, identified by the second and third digits. These digits, in conjunction with the first digit, represent a Sectional Center Facility (SCF) or a mail processing facility area. The fourth and fifth digits identify a post office, station, branch, or local delivery area.

Scale range: Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:100,000

Data location: ESRI Data and Maps \usa\census\zip_poly.sdc

Attributes: ZIP, PO_NAME, STATE, SUMBLKPOP, POP2010, POP10_SQMI, SQMI

Theme keywords: polygon, zip codes, areas, five-digit zip codes, post offices, population

Place keywords: United States