Mock 0498836: Series Information for 2020 Census 5-Digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA5) National TIGER/Line Shapefiles, Current
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3 resources available
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TIGERweb/PUMA_TAD_TAZ_UGA_ZCTA (MapServer)
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TIGERweb/tigerWMS_ACS2026 (MapServer)
WMS -
tl_2026_us_zcta520.zip
SHAP
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| @type | Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessRestriction |
[ { "@type": "AccessRestriction", "restrictionNote": "Publicly available without restrictions.", "restrictionStatus": "Unrestricted" } ] |
| accessRights | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | notPlanned |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division", "@type": "vcard:Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:geo.geography@census.gov" } |
| cuiRestriction |
null
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| describedBy |
{ "@type": "Distribution", "title": "tl_2026_zcta520.shp.ea.iso.xml", "mediaType": "XML", "description": "Entity and attribute file", "downloadURL": "https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/GPMB/TIGERline/Current_19110/tl_2026_zcta520.shp.ea.iso.xml" } |
| description | This is a series-level metadata record. The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System (MTS). The MTS represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are approximate area representations of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ZIP Code service areas that the Census Bureau creates to present statistical data for each decennial census. The Census Bureau delineates ZCTA boundaries for the United States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands once each decade following the decennial census. Data users should not use ZCTAs to identify the official USPS ZIP Code for mail delivery. The USPS makes periodic changes to ZIP Codes to support more efficient mail delivery. The Census Bureau uses tabulation blocks as the basis for defining each ZCTA. Tabulation blocks are assigned to a ZCTA based on the most frequently occurring ZIP Code for the addresses contained within that block. The most frequently occurring ZIP Code also becomes the five-digit numeric code of the ZCTA. These codes may contain leading zeros. Blocks that do not contain addresses but are surrounded by a single ZCTA (enclaves) are assigned to the surrounding ZCTA. Because the Census Bureau only uses the most frequently occurring ZIP Code to assign blocks, a ZCTA may not exist for every USPS ZIP Code. Some ZIP Codes may not have a matching ZCTA because too few addresses were associated with the specific ZIP Code or the ZIP Code was not the most frequently occurring ZIP Code within any of the blocks where it exists. The ZCTA boundaries in this release are those delineated following the 2020 Census. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | mock-geo-census-0498836-series_tl_2026_zcta520.shp.iso.xml |
| inventoried | 2026-10-16 |
| issued | 2026-09 |
| keyword |
[ "Governmental Units and Administrative and Statistical Boundaries Theme", "NGDA", "NGDAID58", "Nation", "National Geospatial Data Asset", "Polygon", "U.S.", "United States", "ZCTA", "ZIP Code Tabulation Area" ] |
| language |
[ "en" ] |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| metadataDistribution |
[ { "@type": "Distribution", "title": "ISO 19115-2/19139 Formatted Metadata", "mediaType": "XML", "downloadURL": "https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/GPMB/TIGERline/Current_19115/series_tl_2026_zcta520.shp.iso.xml" } ] |
| modified | 2026-10 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| rights |
[ "This data asset does not have any CUI restrictions.", "This data asset does not have any access constraints.", "This data asset is an open Government data asset.", "This data asset is eligible for disclosure in the Federal Data Catalog.", "This data asset is not exempt from disclosure under FOIA." ] |
| spatial |
{ "bbox": "-178.443593,-14.601813,146.154418,71.439786", "@type": "Location", "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [ [ -178.443593, -14.601813 ], [ 146.154418, -14.601813 ], [ 146.154418, 71.439786 ], [ -178.443593, 71.439786 ], [ -178.443593, -14.601813 ] ] ] } } |
| temporal |
[ { "@type": "PeriodOfTime", "endDate": "2027-10", "startDate": "2026-06" } ] |
| title | Mock 0498836: Series Information for 2020 Census 5-Digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA5) National TIGER/Line Shapefiles, Current |
| useRestriction |
[ { "@type": "UseRestriction", "restrictionNote": "Use Constraints: The TIGER/Line shapefile products are not copyrighted; however, TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions. Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.", "restrictionStatus": "Unrestricted" } ] |