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Postal polygons ultragen (Postal_Polygons_Ultragen)

This ultra-generalized layer provides further simplification of the original generalized (Postal_Polygons_Gen) layer. Postal_Polygons_Ultragen reduces the number of island-like areas that have the same postal code by generalizing them into large polygons that can extend over water polygons. The layer's lower level of detail offers an alternative for use cases where a lighter size and a reduced number of vertices is the priority over exact representation of the edges of the postal code coverage area.

Note:

Postal_Polygons_Ultragen doesn't replace Postal_Polygons_Gen; both layers are available in the product.

For a description of the attributes OBJECTID, Shape, Shape_Length, Shape_Area, and GlobalID, see Esri® system fields.

Field nameData typeLengthDescription
POSTCODEString10Postal code reference
ISO_CTRYString3Country- abbreviation
ADMIN1String80Country- abbreviation
ADMIN2String80State
ADMIN3String80County
ADMIN4String80City
ADMIN5String80Not Applicable
STATEString2nearest HERE Map street link_id reference to the applicable point
AREADouble8State abbreviation for the state within which the applicable postal code falls
PC_NAMEString35Name of postal (ZIP) code
PC_TYPEString19Postal code classification for each postal code reference.
COUNTYString35Identifies the name of the county associated with a point location
PA_NAMEString35Postal area name (Last line city name from USPS sources)
FIPS_PAString5Postal Area (Last Line City) Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code
FIPSCOString3Identifies the official government code of the county. Official codes are based on the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes
FIPSSTString2Identifies the official government code of the state. Official codes are based on the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes
GNISString10GNIS feature ID for US counties from the official geographic names repository for the United States
PRV_ABRVString2Province Abbreviation
PRUIDString2Province Unique Identifier
MUNIString30Municipality