Us Zip Code Map Shapefile. The map of the first digit of zip codes above shows they are assigned in order from the north east to the west coast. The cartographic boundary files are simplified representations of selected geographic areas from the Census Bureaus MAFTIGER geographic database.
There are Tigerline files that have county with FIPS but the largest area you can get is by state. While it is true that the data from the USPS is not in the form of geographic boundaries we use numerous methods and algorithms to create boundaries from carrier routes and other data. The first digit of a USA ZIP code generally represents a group of US.
The USPS ZIP Codes identify the individual post office or metropolitan area delivery station associated with mailing addresses.
TIGERLine Shapefile 2009 state Pennsylvania 2002 5-Digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area ZCTA5 State-based Shapefile 2009 - U S Census Bureau Metadata Download Preview KMZ GoogleEarth Spreadsheet GeoJSON Add to ArcMap IMAGE FEATURE. Census Bureaus Master Address File Topologically. There is a boundary file for the 2000 Census but the 2010 Census data for ZIP Codes is offered as an ASCII file via the Gazetter page. The cartographic boundary files are simplified representations of selected geographic areas from the Census Bureaus MAFTIGER geographic database.
