Additional Geographic Designation

Source: Handbooks
Any additional relevant description, beyond locale code or geo-coding, for a geographical location.

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• No option list available - N/A

Address Type

Source: Handbooks
The type of address listed for an individual or organization.

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• Mailing address - N/A
• Other organization address - N/A
• Physical location address - N/A
• Shipping address - N/A

Apartment/Room/Suite Number

Source: Handbooks
The apartment, room, or suite number of an address.

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• No option list available - N/A

City

Source: Handbooks
The name of the city in which an address is located.

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• No option list available - N/A

Congressional District Number

Source: Handbooks
The legislatively defined subdivisions of a State for the purpose of electing representatives or delegates to the House of Representatives of the United States Congress. A State or equivalent entity may comprise a single congressional district or similar representational area. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) provides the structure of numeric codes for representing congressional districts and similar areas defined for the various Congresses of the United States. The Congressional Districts Number is a two-digit numeric code. (Note: The Congressional District code can be accessed online by visiting the FIPS Home Page at http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/.)

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• No option list available - N/A

Country Code

Source: Handbooks
The unique two digit International Organization for Standardization (ISO) code for the country in which an address is located. (Note: A list of countries and codes is currently maintained and updated by the ISO as ISO 3166 on its website: http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/index.html.)

Code Set:

• AD - Andorra
• AE - United Arab Emirates
• AF - Afghanistan
• AG - Antigua and Barbuda
• AI - Anguilla
• + 238 More Codes...

County FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) Code

Source: Handbooks
The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) numeric code for the county issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Counties are considered to be the `first-order subdivisions` of each State and statistically equivalent entity, regardless of their local designations (county, parish, borough, etc.). Counties in different States will have the same code. A unique county number is created when combined with the 2-digit FIPS State Code.

Code Set:

• 01001 - Autauga
• 01003 - Baldwin
• 01005 - Barbour
• 01007 - Bibb
• 01009 - Blount
• + 3277 More Codes...

GIS Location

Source: Handbooks
The unique geocoded designation of a building or site.

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• No option list available - N/A

Identification Code

Source: Handbooks
A unique number or alphanumeric code assigned to a space, room, site, building, individual, organization, program, or institution by a school, school system, a state, or other agency or entity.

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• No option list available - N/A

Identification System

Source: Handbooks
A coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, social services, or other agencies to refer to an individual, organization, program, or institution.

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• District-assigned number - N/A
• Driver's license number - N/A
• Other - N/A
• Personal identification number - N/A
• Professional certificate or license number - N/A
• + 5 More Codes...

Latitude

Source: Handbooks
The north or south angular distance from the equator that, when combined with longitude, reflects an estimation of where the school is physically situated.

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• No option list available - N/A

Locale Code

Source: Handbooks
Locale code is a variable that NCES has created for general description, sampling, and other statistical purposes. Locale codes are derived to describe a school''s location ranging from `large city` to `rural.` These urban-centric locale codes are based on the physical location represented by an address that is matched against a geographic database maintained by the Census Bureau.

Code Set:

• City, Large - Territory inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with population of 250,000 or more.
• City, Midsize - Territory inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with population less than 250,000 and greater than or equal to 100,000.
• City, Small - Territory inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with population less than 100,000.
• Rural, Distant - Census-defined rural territory that is more than 5 miles but less than or equal to 25 miles from an urbanized area, as well as rural territory that is more than 2.5 miles but less than or equal to 10 miles from an urban cluster.
• Rural, Fringe - Census-defined rural territory that is less than or equal to 5 miles from an urbanized area, as well as rural territory that is less than or equal to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster.
• + 7 More Codes...

Longitude

Source: Handbooks
The east or west angular distance from the prime meridian that, when combined with latitude, reflects an estimation of where the school is physically situated.

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• No option list available - N/A

Metro Status Code (MSC)

Source: Handbooks
The classification of the institution's service area relative to a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

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• Does not serve a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - N/A
• Primarily serves a central city of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - N/A
• Serves a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) but not primarily its central city - N/A

Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Code

Source: Handbooks
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) as having at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties. Micropolitan Statistical Areas are defined as having at least one urban cluster of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties. The MSA codes are 5 digits in length, falling within the 10000 to 59999 range, which replaces the 4-digit code previously used.

Code Set:

• 10020 - Abbeville, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area
• 10100 - Aberdeen, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area
• 10140 - Aberdeen, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area
• 10180 - Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
• 10220 - Ada, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area
• + 939 More Codes...

Name of Country

Source: Handbooks
The name of the country in which an address is located.

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• No option list available - N/A

Name of County

Source: Handbooks
The name of the county, parish, borough, or comparable unit (within a state) in which an address is located.

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• No option list available - N/A

Name of Institution

Source: Handbooks
The full, legally accepted or popularly accepted name of the institution.

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• No option list available - N/A

Name of State

Source: Handbooks
The name of the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.

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• No option list available - N/A

Postal Code

Source: NEDM
A number that identifies each postal delivery area in the United States used as a portion of an address.

Code Set:

• None - N/A

State Abbreviation

Source: Handbooks
The abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.

Code Set:

• AK - Alaska
• AL - Alabama
• AR - Arkansas
• AS - American Samoa
• AZ - Arizona
• + 54 More Codes...

State FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) Code

Source: Handbooks
The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) numeric code for the state.

Code Set:

• 01 - Alabama
• 02 - Alaska
• 04 - Arizona
• 05 - Arkansas
• 06 - California
• + 54 More Codes...

State-assigned Code for Institution

Source: Handbooks
A unique number or alphanumeric code assigned by the state for the institution.

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• No option list available - N/A

State-assigned County Code

Source: Handbooks
A unique number of alphanumeric code assigned for the county by the state.

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• No option list available - N/A

Street Number/Name

Source: Handbooks
The street number and street name or post office box number of an address.

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• No option list available - N/A

Zip Code

Source: Handbooks
The five or nine digit zip code portion of an address.

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• No option list available - N/A

Zone Number

Source: Handbooks
The number assigned to a geographical area for purposes of census enumeration. For a public school census, this number is generally assigned by the local education agency (LEA).

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• No option list available - N/A