Federal Codes File Format

Name Type Length/
Decimals
Description
Feature ID Number 10 Permanent, unique feature record identifier and official feature name as defined in INCITS 446-2008, Identifying Attributes for Named Physical and Cultural Geographic Features (Except Roads and Highways) of the United States, Its Territories, Outlying Areas, and Freely Associated Areas, and the Waters of the Same to the Limit of the Twelve-Mile Statutory Zone.
Feature Name Character 120
Feature Class Character 50 Definitions
Census Code Character 5 Formerly the FIPS55 Place Code and FIPS55 Class Code. See Census ANSI Codes, for INCITS 446-2008, Identifying Attributes for Named Physical and Cultural Geographic Features (Except Roads and Highways) of the United States, Its Territories, Outlying Areas, and Freely Associated Areas, and the Waters of the Same to the Limit of the Twelve-Mile Statutory Zone.
Class Code Definitions
Census Class Code Character 2
GSA Code Character 4 General Services Administration (GSA) location code. Maintained by GSA as a place reference for administrative and personnel purposes. Not otherwise used or referenced by GNIS.
OPM Code Character 9 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) location code. Maintained by OPM as a place reference for administrative and personnel purposes. Not otherwise used or referenced by GNIS.
State Numeric Character 2 The unique two number code and the unique two letter alphabetic code for a US State as specified in INCITS 38:200x, (Formerly FIPS 5-2) Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States.
State Alpha Character 2
County Sequence Number 3 Sequence of counties containing the feature. #1 contains feature location.
County Numeric Character 3 The unique three number code and name for a county or county equivalent as specified in INCITS 31:200x, (Formerly FIPS 6-4) Codes for the Identification of Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, its Possessions, and Insular Areas
County Name Character 100
Primary Latitude Number 11/7 The official feature location as defined in INCITS 446-2008, Identifying Attributes for Named Physical and Cultural Geographic Features (Except Roads and Highways) of the United States, Its Territories, Outlying Areas, and Freely Associated Areas, and the Waters of the Same to the Limit of the Twelve-Mile Statutory Zone.

Decimal degrees, NAD 83
Primary Longitude Number 12/7
Date Created Date
The date the feature was initially committed to the database.
Date Edited Date
The date any attribute of an existing feature was last edited.

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