For an example of an auxiliary file, see Program
Files\Centrus\Geolib\Common.
| Field | Description | Required | Required for Street Segment Match | Required for Landmark Match | Exact Match Required if Present | Length | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP Code | 5-digit ZIP Code. | X | X | X | X | 5 | 1-5 |
| Street name | Name of the street or landmark. | X | X | X | X | 30 | 6-35 |
| Street type abbreviation |
Street type. Also called street suffix. See the USPS Publication 28, Appendix C for a complete list of supported street types. |
X | 4 | 36-39 | |||
| Pre-directional | USPS street name pre- directional abbreviation. Supported values are N, E, S, W, NE, NW, SE, and SW. | X | 2 | 40-41 | |||
| Post-directional | USPS street name post- directional abbreviations. Supported values are N, E, S, W, NE, NW, SE, and SW. | X | 2 | 42-43 | |||
| RESERVED | RESERVED | 4 | 44-47 | ||||
| Low house number | Low house number of the address range. | X | X | 11 | 48-58 | ||
| High house number | High house number of the address range. | X | X | 11 | 59-69 | ||
| House number parity |
Indicates the parity of the house number in the range.
|
1 | 70 | ||||
| Segment direction |
Direction the house numbers progress along the segment:
|
1 | 71 | ||||
| RESERVED | RESERVED | 1 | 72 | ||||
| FIPS state | US government FIPS state code. | 2 | 73-74 | ||||
| FIPS county | US government FIPS county code. | 3 | 75-77 | ||||
| Census tract | US Census tract number. | 6 | 78-83 | ||||
| Census block group | US Census block group number. | 1 | 84 | ||||
| Census block ID | US Census block ID number. | 3 | 85-87 | ||||
| RESERVED | RESERVED | 5 | 88-92 | ||||
| State abbreviation | USPS state abbreviation. | 2 | 93-94 | ||||
| County name | Name of the county. | 25 | 95-119 | ||||
| MCD code | Minor Civil Division code. | 5 | 120-124 | ||||
| MCD name | Minor Civil Division name. | 40 | 125-164 | ||||
| CBSA code | Core Based Statistical Area code. | 5 | 165-169 | ||||
| CBSA name | Core Based Statistical Area name. | 49 | 170-218 | ||||
| RESERVED | RESERVED | 5 | 219-223 | ||||
| City Name | City name. Overrides the city/state preferred city name upon a return. | 40 | 224-263 | ||||
| RESERVED | RESERVED | 237 | 264-500 | ||||
| User-defined data | User-defined data. | 300 | 501-800 | ||||
| Record ID Number | User-defined unique record identifier. | 10 | 801-810 | ||||
| Side of street |
Side of the street for the address:
This is relative to the segment endpoints and the segment direction. |
1 | 811 | ||||
| Beginning longitude | Beginning longitude of the street segment in millionths of degrees. | X | X | X | 11 | 812-822 | |
| Beginning latitude | Beginning latitude of the street segment in millionths of degrees. | X | X | X | 10 | 823-832 | |
| Ending longitude | Ending longitude of the street segment in millionths of degrees. | 11 | 833-843 | ||||
| Ending latitude | Ending latitude of the street segment in millionths of degrees. | 10 | 844-853 |