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USPS Crosswalk Files FAQ - Robert.N.Renner - 12-09-2015
This forum topic will be used to post the answers to frequently asked questions about the HUD-provided USPS Crosswalk files.
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How do I decode geographic codes in the crosswalk files? - Robert.N.Renner - 12-09-2015
To lookup geographic entity names, you can relate geographic codes (tract, county, CBSA and congressisonal district) found in all of the various crosswalk files to the appropriate gazetteer files provided by Census found this following location - https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2015.html.