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FIPS55 Data FIPS55 is the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS), which contains codes for named populated places, primary county divisions, and other locational entities of the United States and areas under the jurisdiction of the United States. FIPS55 data maintenance is the responsibility of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Under the authority of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the USGS is disseminating the data, and is the only Federal agency authorized by NIST to do so. Major Change to FIPS55 Search the FIPS55 Data Base Download the FIPS55 Data (tab-delimited format) Information on the format of the data may be found at the Specific Record Layout Page. This record format supercedes the record format defined in the FIPS Publication 55-3, dated December 28, 1994. Further information regarding FIPS55 may be found at the NIST FIPS 55-3 Documentation Page. Questions regarding FIPS55 data should be addressed to: E-mail: gnis_manager@usgs.gov Telephone: 703-648-4544 Manager, Geographic Names Information System U.S. Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive 523 National Center Reston, Virginia 20192 About GNIS U.S. and territories Query Antarctica Query State and Topical Gazetteers U.S. Board on Geographic Names Foreign Names GNIS Users Guide FIPS55 Data Metadata GNIS Status Map FAQ's Links U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey 523 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, USA URL: http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55.html Maintainer: GNIS Manager Last modified: Monday, 27-Feb-2006 11:37:02 EST USGS Privacy Policy and Disclaimers