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FipsCodes.txt File
This KampDatabase file is used to manage the identification and spelling of place names.
The following examples are just that. A lot of cities throughout the country have multiple spellings and/or abbreviations in use.
Examples
ZIP 07676
The current FIPS Code for TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON is 77135. By identifying the FIPS Code and then finding the primary (USPS preferred city name) for that FIPS Code, all 9 of the following spellings will resolve to the preferred spelling of TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON NJ.
USPS Preferred City Name
- TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON NJ
Acceptable Names
- TWP WASHINGTN NJ
- TWP WASHINTON NJ
- WASHINGTON TWPS NJ
Unacceptable Names
- WASHINGTON TNSHP NJ 1)
- WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP NJ
- WASHINGTON TWNSHP NJ
- WASHINGTON TWP NJ
- WASHINGTON TWSP NJ
ZIP 11978
This is an example where the ZIPsales Database2) contains both WEST HAMPTON BEACH and WESTHAMPTON BEACH and gives each one a different geocode. These are resolved during the DZ Rate And Boundary Import process to a single city with a single geocode and the USPS preferred spelling.
USPS Preferred City Name
- WESTHAMPTON BEACH NY
Acceptable Names
- W HAMPTON BCH NY L
Unacceptable Names
- QUIOQUE NY
- W HAMPTON BEACH NY
- WEST HAMPTON BEACH NY
- WEST HAMPTON DUNES NY
- WESTHAMPTON DUNES NY
ZIP 35775
USPS Preferred City Name
- VALHERMOSO SPRINGS AL
Acceptable Names
- VALHERMOSO SP AL
- VALHERMOSO SPG AL
- VLHRMOSO SPGS AL
ZIP 96860
USPS Preferred City Name
- JBPHH HI
Acceptable Names
- JB PEARL HARBOR HICKAM HI
- JOINT BASE PEARL HBR HICKAM HI
- PEARL HARBOR HI