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  2. ZIP Code Tabulation Area - Wikipedia

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    ZIP Code Tabulation Area. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics. These were introduced with the Census 2000 and continued with the 2010 Census and 5 year American Community Survey [1] datasets. This new entity was developed to overcome the ...

  3. List of highest-income ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in the ...

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    v. t. e. The following is a list of the highest-income ZCTAs in the United States. ZCTAs or ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are the census equivalent of ZIP codes used for statistical purposes. The reason why regular ZIP codes are not used is because they are defined by routes rather than geographic boundaries. Thus, they have the tendency to overlap ...

  4. Census block - Wikipedia

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    Census block. A census block is the smallest geographic unit used by the United States Census Bureau for tabulation of 100-percent data (data collected from all houses, rather than a sample of houses). The number of blocks in the United States, including Puerto Rico, for the 2010 Census was 11,155,486. [1]

  5. Census block group - Wikipedia

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    It is the smallest geographical unit for which the bureau publishes sample data, i.e. data which is only collected from a fraction of all households. Typically, Block Groups have a population of 600 to 3,000 people. Every Census Block Group has a unique 12-digit FIPS code. The Block Group's unique identifier is the 12th digit of the FIPS Code.

  6. This Is What Your ZIP Code Actually Means - AOL

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    Postal Code Meaning: How to Decipher the 5-Digit Number. The meaning behind postal codes is actually more intricate than you might assume. While some ZIP codes have taken on a life of their own in ...

  7. Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing

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    ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTA) are quasi-statistical areas which attempt to approximate, but do not exactly match, the delivery areas of USPS ZIP codes. [1] ZIP codes are not truly areas, but rather a group of deliverable addresses. [2] Some or all of an existing ZIP code's addresses may be reassigned to a new ZIP if there is sufficient ...

  8. Census tract - Wikipedia

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    A census tract, census area, census district or meshblock[1] is a geographic region defined for the purpose of taking a census. [2] Sometimes these coincide with the limits of cities, towns or other administrative areas [2] and several tracts commonly exist within a county. In unincorporated areas of the United States these are often arbitrary ...

  9. ZIP Code - Wikipedia

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    A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan[1]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly [2] (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address. Introduced on July 1, 1963, the basic format comprised five ...