Functions and CALL Routines |
Converts ZIP codes to two-digit FIPS codes.
Category: |
State and Zip Code
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zip-code
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specifies a numeric or character expression
that contains a five-digit ZIP code.
Tip: |
If the value of zip-code begins with leading zeros, you can enter the value
without the leading zeros. For example, if you enter 1040, ZIPFIPS assumes
that the value is 01040. |
The ZIPFIPS function
returns the two-digit numeric U.S. Federal Information Processing Standards
(FIPS) code that corresponds to its five-digit ZIP code argument.
To determine which state corresponds to a particular ZIP code, this
function uses a zone table that consists of the start and end ZIP code values
for each state. It then finds the corresponding state for that range of ZIP
codes. The zone table consists of start and end ZIP code values for each state
to allow for exceptions, and does not validate ZIP code values.
With very few exceptions, a zone does not span multiple states. The
exceptions are included in the zone table. It is possible for new zones or
new exceptions to be added by the U.S. Postal Service at any time. However,
SAS software is updated only with each new release of the product.
The following SAS statements produce these results.
SAS Statements |
Results |
fips1=zipfips('27511');
put fips1;
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37
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fips2=zipfips('01040');
put fips2;
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25
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fips3=zipfips(1040);
put fips3;
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25
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fips4=zipfips(59017);
put fips4;
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30
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fips5=zipfips(24862);
put fips5;
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54
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