This dataset contains a listing of incorporated places (cities and towns) and counties within the United States including the GNIS code, FIPS code, name, entity type and primary point (location) for the entity. The types of entities listed in this dataset are based on codes provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, and include the following: 1. C1 - An active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent; 2. C2 - An active incorporated place legally coextensive with a county subdivision but treated as independent of any county subdivision; 3. C3 - A consolidated city; 4. C4 - An active incorporated place with an alternate official common name; 5. C5 - An active incorporated place that is independent of any county subdivision and serves as a county subdivision equivalent; 6. C6 - An active incorporated place that partially is independent of any county subdivision and serves as a county subdivision equivalent or partially coextensive with a county subdivision but treated as independent of any county subdivision; 7. C7 - An incorporated place that is independent of any county; 8. C8 - The balance of a consolidated city excluding the separately incorporated place(s) within that consolidated government; 9. C9 - An inactive or nonfunctioning incorporated place; 10. H1 - An active county or statistically equivalent entity; 11. H4 - A legally defined inactive or nonfunctioning county or statistically equivalent entity; 12. H5 - A census areas in Alaska, a statistical county equivalent entity; and 13. H6 - A county or statistically equivalent entity that is areally coextensive or governmentally consolidated with an incorporated place, part of an incorporated place, or a consolidated city.
This dataset has the following 8 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNIS | gnis | text | Permanent, unique feature record identifier 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 (INCITS 446-2008). Also known as Feature ID in the USGS's Geographic Names Information System. | 1584074 2405869 2399329 1480152 2398921 view top 100 |
| FIPS | fips | text | The FIPS code is a concatenation of two state number and either the five digit place code or three digit county code. State Code is based on INCITS 38:200x, Formerly FIPS 5-2 County Code is based on INCITS 31:200x Formerly FIPS 6-4 Place Code is formerly FIPS 55, also known as Census Code. | 4849392 1232775 1732616 4830188 537720 view top 100 |
| Name | name | text | Name of local entity. | Washington Jefferson Lincoln Franklin Jackson view top 100 |
| State Name | state_name | text | Name of state entity is located. | Texas Illinios Pennsylvania Missouri Iowa view top 100 |
| Class Code | class_code | text | A code used by U.S. Census Bureau to identify the type of entity. This resource contains information for the following: C1 - An active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent; C2 - An active incorporated place legally coextensive with a county subdivision but treated as independent of any county subdivision; C3 - A consolidated city; C4 - An active incorporated place with an alternate official common name; C5 - An active incorporated place that is independent of any county subdivision and serves as a county subdivision equivalent; C6 - An active incorporated place that partially is independent of any county subdivision and serves as a county subdivision equivalent or partially coextensive with a county subdivision but treated as independent of any county subdivision; C7 - An incorporated place that is independent of any county; C8 - The balance of a consolidated city excluding the separately incorporated place(s) within that consolidated government; C9 - An inactive or nonfunctioning incorporated place; H1 - An active county or statistically equivalent entity; H4 - A legally defined inactive or nonfunctioning county or statistically equivalent entity; H5 - A census areas in Alaska, a statistical county equivalent entity; and H6 - A county or statistically equivalent entity that is areally coextensive or governmentally consolidated with an incorporated place, part of an incorporated place, or a consolidated city. See full list: https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/ClassCodes.pdf | C1 C5 H1 C2 C9 view top 100 |
| Primary Lat Dec | primary_lat_dec | number | Primary latitude in decimal degrees used to create the primary point for the local entity as provided by U.S. Geological Survey, 19810501, U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA. The primary point is generally at or near the geographic center of the incorporated place or county. | 40.9647502 36.3920429 37.7782251 35.8752514 56.291678 view top 100 |
| Primary Long Dec | primary_long_dec | number | Primary longitude in decimal degrees used to create the primary point for the local entity as provided by U.S. Geological Survey, 19810501, U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA. The primary point is generally at or near the geographic center of the incorporated place or county. | -89.9281281 -102.6028874 -86.1567528 -80.5597232 -84.458726 view top 100 |
| Primary Point | geocoded_column | point | Point based on primary lat and long. | {"coordinates":[-122.4424955,37.7782251],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-135.3087086,57.1804507],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-89.9281281,30.0686437],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-171.0749296,-11.054387],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-86.3587711,35.2846174],"type":"Point"} view top 100 |