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--- dynamiczip:glossary:fips_code_file [2015/05/15 22:17] – conni
+++ dynamiczip:glossary:fips_code_file [2017/03/01 17:57] – [ZIP 11978] chuck
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 ====== FipsCodes.txt File ======
-This [[kamp_database_files|Kamp Database file]] is used to manage the identification and spelling of place names.
+This [[kamp_database_files|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 =====
+==== ZIP 07676 ====
+The current [[fips_codes|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 ====
+=== USPS Preferred City Name ===
   * TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON NJ
-==== Acceptable Names ====
+=== Acceptable Names ===
   * TWP WASHINGTN NJ
   * TWP WASHINTON NJ
   * WASHINGTON TWPS NJ
-==== Unacceptable Names ====
+=== Unacceptable Names ===
   * WASHINGTON TNSHP NJ ((To minimize delivery delays do not use an Unacceptable Name.))
   * WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP NJ
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   * WASHINGTON TWSP NJ
+==== ZIP 11978 ====
+This is an example where the [[dynamiczip:glossary:zipsales_database|ZIPsales Database]]((March 2017 issue)) contains both WEST HAMPTON BEACH and WESTHAMPTON BEACH and gives each one a different geocode. These are resolved during the [[dynamiczip:windows:dz_rate_and_boundary_import_window|DZ Rate And Boundary Import process]] to a single city with a single geocode and the USPS preferred spelling.
-The current [[fips_codes|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 these spellings can resolve to the preferred spelling of TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON NJ.
+=== USPS Preferred City Name ===
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+  * 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 =====
+==== ZIP 35775 ====
-==== USPS Preferred City Name ====
+=== USPS Preferred City Name ===
   * VALHERMOSO SPRINGS AL
-==== Acceptable Names ====
+=== Acceptable Names ===
   * VALHERMOSO SP AL
   * VALHERMOSO SPG AL
   * VLHRMOSO SPGS AL
-===== ZIP 96860 =====
+==== ZIP 96860 ====
-==== USPS Preferred City Name ====
+=== USPS Preferred City Name ===
   * JBPHH HI
-==== Acceptable Names ====
+=== Acceptable Names ===
   * JB PEARL HARBOR HICKAM HI
   * JOINT BASE PEARL HBR HICKAM HI
   * PEARL HARBOR HI
-==== Unacceptable Name ====
+=== Unacceptable Name ===
   * PEARL HARBOR NAVAL BASE HI