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Re:Stop Using Zip Codes for Geospatial Analysis (2019) by mattforrest on Friday February 07, 2025 @01:21PM (#42975789)
Not necessarily true. The population isn't balanced at all between many. Census units are.
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Re:Stop Using Zip Codes for Geospatial Analysis (2019) by ellisv on Friday February 07, 2025 @01:31PM (#42975891)
Absolutely this. Use other Census areal units if you can and ZCTAs only if you have to.
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