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Spreadsheet of all US zip codes: A handy tool for data analysis and mapping



There are more than 40,000 ZIP codes in the United States. To find a ZIP code, select the state in the list below and you will have access to the list of cities and the map of ZIP codes for the state. Another option is to use the my ZIP code tool which will find your postcode based on your current location.




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ZIP Codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly (zipping along), when senders use the code in the postal address. The basic format consists of five numerical digits. An extended ZIP+4 code, introduced in 1983, includes the five digits of the ZIP Code, a hyphen, and four additional digits that determine a more specific location within a given ZIP Code.


Below are 582 Nebraska zip codes sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2021 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do! if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined')ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'nebraska_demographics_com-banner-1','ezslot_4',120,'0','0']);__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-nebraska_demographics_com-banner-1-0');


Some of these zips may be mostly within a neighboring state and only slightly within Nebraska. We follow the US Census Bureau's lead here and if any portion of the zip code intersects Nebraska (no matter how small), we include that zip code both in the Nebraska list below as well as in the neighboring state's list of zip codes.


Below are 600 Arkansas zip codes sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2021 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!


Some of these zips may be mostly within a neighboring state and only slightly within Arkansas. We follow the US Census Bureau's lead here and if any portion of the zip code intersects Arkansas (no matter how small), we include that zip code both in the Arkansas list below as well as in the neighboring state's list of zip codes.


Below are 834 North Carolina zip codes sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2021 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!


Some of these zips may be mostly within a neighboring state and only slightly within North Carolina. We follow the US Census Bureau's lead here and if any portion of the zip code intersects North Carolina (no matter how small), we include that zip code both in the North Carolina list below as well as in the neighboring state's list of zip codes.


Someka US Zip Code Heat Map Generator is a customizable Excel template created for converting data into heat maps by zip codes. It is available for all 51 states of the USA, plus Washington DC.


The working logic of the template is basically taking your data and giving it back to you visualized in a heat map shape. It creates color-coded maps over ZIP codes according to the color value you determine.


The tool automatically looks for in which data range your values stand, and visualizes the relevant zip codes in the corresponding color tone. As the value grows, the color gets darker. For instance, values in between 0 and 300 would be light blue, and the range 600-900 would be much darker, and so on.


Here you choose what to display in the zip code area. If you select no text, then on the zip code areas in the map there will be only colors. Display zip codes will show the default zip codes and the display text option will show your own texts that you put in the data section in the first place.


We covered how to map zip codes in Excel, and also how it is possible within a ready-to-use Excel template. Despite the limitations of Excel itself, you can benefit from Excel by using the templates and reach excellent results. The advantages of Microsoft Excel are countless if you manage to use it properly.


Below are 169 Wyoming zip codes sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2021 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!


Some of these zips may be mostly within a neighboring state and only slightly within Wyoming. We follow the US Census Bureau's lead here and if any portion of the zip code intersects Wyoming (no matter how small), we include that zip code both in the Wyoming list below as well as in the neighboring state's list of zip codes.


Below are 698 Kansas zip codes sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2021 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!


Some of these zips may be mostly within a neighboring state and only slightly within Kansas. We follow the US Census Bureau's lead here and if any portion of the zip code intersects Kansas (no matter how small), we include that zip code both in the Kansas list below as well as in the neighboring state's list of zip codes.


Below are 968 Iowa zip codes sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2021 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!


Some of these zips may be mostly within a neighboring state and only slightly within Iowa. We follow the US Census Bureau's lead here and if any portion of the zip code intersects Iowa (no matter how small), we include that zip code both in the Iowa list below as well as in the neighboring state's list of zip codes.


Below are 94 Hawaii zip codes sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2021 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!


Some of these zips may be mostly within a neighboring state and only slightly within Hawaii. We follow the US Census Bureau's lead here and if any portion of the zip code intersects Hawaii (no matter how small), we include that zip code both in the Hawaii list below as well as in the neighboring state's list of zip codes.


The rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes classify U.S. census tracts using measures of population density, urbanization, and daily commuting. A second dataset applies 2010 RUCA classifications to ZIP code areas by transferring RUCA values from the census tracts that comprise them. The most recent RUCA codes are based on data from the 2010 decennial census and the 2006-10 American Community Survey. The classification contains two levels. Whole numbers (1-10) delineate metropolitan, micropolitan, small town, and rural commuting areas based on the size and direction of the primary (largest) commuting flows. These 10 codes are further subdivided based on secondary commuting flows, providing flexibility in combining levels to meet varying definitional needs and preferences. Descriptions of the codes are found within the data files, and also in the Documentation.


Earlier versions of the RUCA codes (1990 and 2000) are also available. All three versions use the same primary classification scheme (1-10) but are not directly comparable because many census tracts are reconfigured during each decade. Also, changes to census methodologies significantly affected the RUCA classifications. Between 1990 and 2000, changes to methods for defining urban areas decreased rural population and territory. Between 2000 and 2010, the data source for daily commuting patterns switched from the decennial census (measuring one point in time during 2000) to the American Community Survey (providing a 5-year average during 2006-10). See data source information within the individual data files for details.


Errata: On July 3, 2019, the Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes data product was revised to correct a programming error affecting the 2010 secondary RUCA codes. The revision corrects the secondary codes of 10,909 of 74,002 census tracts. Secondary RUCA codes may be used to classify census tracts into rural and urban categories. The revised secondary codes result in an increase in the number of census tracts classified as rural. The 2010 primary RUCA codes were not affected by this revision.


This page serves as a guide for researchers interested in U.S. postal geography codes. It provides some general background information about ZIP codes and describes and links to various reference materials, data files, web sites, and other resources of interest to users wanting to work with ZIPs. This version focuses on the Census Bureau's 2000 vintage ZIP Census Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), close cousins of ZIP codes. We place special emphasis on tools for linking ZIP (/ZCTA) codes to other geographies (such as counties, cities, metro areas) and to demographic information from the latest decennial census.


ZIP codes are a very messy kind of geography. They were created by the U.S. Postal Service as a tool to help deliver the mail more efficiently. ("ZIP" is actually an acronym for "Zone Improvement Plan", where "Zone" is a reference to the 2-digit postal zones that were used by the post office prior to implementing nationwide ZIP codes back in the early 1960's. Because it is an acronym we always use the uppercase for it.) ZIP codes have been adopted by marketing people and by all kinds of other researchers as a standard geographic area, like a city or a county. We see maps of ZIP codes in telephone books and from commercial vendors that make us think of them as spatially defined areas with precise boundaries, similar to counties. But, from the perspective of the agency that defines them, the U.S. Postal Service, ZIP codes are not and never have been such spatial entities. They are simply categories for grouping mailing addresses. As such, ZIP codes do in most cases resemble spatial areas since they are comprised of spatially clustered street ranges. But not always. In rural areas, ZIP codes can be collections of lines (rural delivery routes) that in reality do no look much like a closed spatial area. In areas where there is no mail delivery (deserts, mountains, lakes, much of Nevada and Utah) ZIP codes are not really defined. You may see maps that show ZIP code boundaries that include such areas, but these are not post-office-defined official definitions. An area will not be assigned a ZIP code until there is a reason for it, i.e. until there needs to be mail delivered there. So the actual definition of a ZIP code "boundary" is quite fuzzy at best, and a purely extrapolated guess (at what it would be if someone were to start receiving mail there) at worst. If you have an application that requires extreme geographic precision, especially in sparsely populated areas, then you need to avoid using ZIP codes. 2ff7e9595c


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