Functions and CALL Routines

FIPNAME Function

Converts two-digit FIPS codes to uppercase state names.

Category:

State and ZIP Code

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Comparisons
Examples
See Also

Syntax

FIPNAME(expression)

Arguments

expression: specifies a numeric constant, variable, or expression that represents a U.S. FIPS code.

Details

If the FIPNAME function returns a value to a variable that has not yet been assigned a length, by default the variable is assigned a length of 20.

The FIPNAME function converts a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code to the corresponding state or U.S. territory name in uppercase, returning a value of up to 20 characters.

Comparisons

The FIPNAME, FIPNAMEL, and FIPSTATE functions take the same argument but return different values. FIPNAME returns uppercase state names. FIPNAMEL returns mixed case state names. FIPSTATE returns a two-character state postal code (or world-wide GSA geographic code for U.S. territories) in uppercase.

Examples

The examples show the differences when using FIPNAME, FIPNAMEL, and FIPSTATE.

SAS Statements	Results
x=fipname(37); put x;	NORTH CAROLINA
x=fipnamel(37); put x;	North Carolina
x=fipstate(37); put x;	NC