Re:Stop Using Zip Codes for Geospatial Analysis (2019)
by mattforrest on Friday February 07, 2025 @03:31PM
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They aren’t reliable correct actually. The boundaries that the Census publishes are called Zip Code Tabulation Areas which are approximations of zip codes and include overlaps.
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Re:Stop Using Zip Codes for Geospatial Analysis (2019)
by wombatpm on Friday February 07, 2025 @05:51PM
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ZCTA5 roughly corresponds to the area of a 5 digit zip code. Problem is there are large areas of the west that don’t have permanent residents and no mail delivery. Plus they change over time.