The Premium Edition gives you a basic view of the North American Public Switched Telephone Network.
You can use this data to identify all active NPA NXX combinations at the 10,000 block level, identify what areas they serve, and determine if the NPA NXX is for wireless or wireline type service. The data also contains geographic latitude and longitude coordinates identifying the centroid of the basic service area.
This data set is suitable for any application requiring accurate NPA NXX combinations with basic geographic associated information.
| NPA NXX master file | ||
|---|---|---|
| Field Name | Data Type | |
| NPA | NUMBER (3) | Three-digit Numbering Plan Area code. |
| NXX | NUMBER (3) | Three-digit Central Office Code (COC), i.e. telephone exchange number. |
| LATA | NUMBER (5) | 3 or 5-digit number that represents the geographical Local Access and Transport Area (LATA) for the NPA NXX. This value is the LATA associated with the exchange's rate center and represents the predefined boundary for local toll calls. |
| LTYPE | CHAR (1) | Single character alphanumeric value identifying the basic line type of the NPA NXX. |
| STATE | CHAR (2) | Two-character state or province abbreviation of the exchange's rate center location. These are standard postal abbreviations which differ from the same COMMON LANGUAGE® assignments. |
| COUNTRY | CHAR (2) | Two-character ISO 3166-1 Country Code of the exchange's rate center country location. |
| RC | VARCHAR (255) | Name of rate center (city, town, or location) serving the exchange. |
| ZIP | MEMO |
United States - contains the first four five-digit ZIP code found for the exchange locality within the rate center. This
field is not intended to provide comprehensive ZIP to NPA NXX cross-reference. Canada - contains all Forward Sortation Area codes for the exchange within the rate center. This is a comprehensive list of FSA codes for the exchange and can be large for certain locations. Multiple values within this field are semi-colon separated. |
| FIPS | NUMBER (5) | Five-digit United States Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) County Code identifying the county (or primary county) the exchange's rate center is located in. This value is the concatenation of the two-digit FIPS state code and the three-digit county code. |
| CBSA | Five-digit Core Based Statistical Area Code of the Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area the exchange's rate center is located in. This field may contain multiple CBSA codes for a particular rate center. When multiple codes are present they are semi-colon separated. CBSA codes are defined by the Office of Management and Budget and supersede previous MSA codes and definitions. | |
| MSA | NUMBER (4) | Four-digit code of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) the rate center is located in if any. This field is maintained historical for cross-reference. |
| PMSA | NUMBER (4) | Four-digit code of the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) the rate center is located in if any. If a PMSA code is present then the MSA code is recognized as a Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) code. This field is maintained for historical cross-reference. |
| LATITUDE | DOUBLE | Latitude in decimal degrees of the general exchange location. |
| LONGITUDE | DOUBLE | Longitude in decimal degrees of the general exchange location. |
| DERIVED_FROM_NPA | VARCHAR (20) | Indicates the previous NPA that existed in the area covered by a given NPA. In cases of overlays, some or all of the previous NPAs may still cover the area. The OVERLAY field should be referenced to determine how to interpret this field. |
| NEWNPA | NUMBER (3) | Specifies the new area code to be used with the NXX or new area code(s) created in the same coverage area as the current area code. The OVERLAY field should be referenced to determine how to interpret this field. |
| OVERLAY | CHAR (1) | Single character field to determine how the DERIVED_FROM_NPA and NEWNPA fields should be interpreted. |
| County data file |
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| Field Name | Data Type | Description |
| FIPS | CHAR (5) | Five-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) county code. This field is actually the concatenation of the two digit FIPS state code and the three-digit FIPS county code. |
| COUNTY | VARCHAR (32) | County or entity name |
| STATE | CHAR (2) | Two character state or territory abbreviation |
| COUNTY_TYPE | CHAR (1) | Single character county type code |
| COUNTY_SEAT | VARCHAR (32) | Name of county government center |
| NAME_TYPE | CHAR (1) | County or entity type described by county name |
| LATA Assignments |
| |
| Field Name | Data Type | Description |
| LATA | NUMBER (5) | The Local Access Transport Area code. |
| STATE | CHAR (2) | Two character state, province, or territory abbreviation of the NPA/NXX Service Center location. |
| COUNTRY | CHAR (2) | This two character field is the ISO 3166 Country Code for LATA location |
| LOCATION | VARCHAR (64) | Generalized name defining the LATA location |
| OMB CBSA Assignments |
| |
| Field Name | Data Type | Description |
| CBSA | NUMBER (5) | Five-digit code assigned by the Office of Management and Budget to the Core Based Statistical Area. |
| CSA | NUMBER (3) | Three-digit Combined Statistical Area code if the CBSA is part of a larger statistical area. |
| AREA_NAME | VARCHAR (64) | Official name of the MSA, PMSA or CMSA. |
| STATE | VARCHAR (20) | Abbreviated state(s) postal code where the CBSA is generally located. |
| AREA_TYPE | VARCHAR (64) | Specifies whether the area is a Metropolitan or Micropolitan type area. |
| OMB MSA-PMSA Assignments |
| |
| Field Name | Data Type | Description |
| MSA | NUMBER (4) | 4-digit code assigned by the Office of Management and Budget to the MSA or PMSA code. |
| TYPE | VARCHAR (8) | Identifies whether the code is an MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area), PMSA (Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area), or CMSA (Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area). |
| NAME | VARCHAR (128) | Official name of the MSA, PMSA or CMSA. |
| CMSA | NUMBER (2) | 2-digit code to identify the CMSA. |
| POPULATION | NUMBER | Estimated year 2000 population |
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