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| | FIPS 55-3 - State Codes, County Codes, Place Codes, Place Names, MSA, Congressional Districts |
 | | In a State with a smaller number of entities, the standard increment between successive place codes is larger, while in a State with a larger number of entities, the standard increment between successive place codes is smaller. |
 | | For example, Autauga County, Alabama, with a county code of 001, is assigned a FIPS 55 code of 99001 in the Alabama file; Montgomery County, Maryland, with a county code of 031, is assigned a FIPS 55 code of 99031 in the Maryland file. |
 | | The files are sequenced in numerical order based on the FIPS State codes; that is, the States and the District of Columbia occur first in alphabetical sequence, followed by Puerto Rico and the Outlying Areas in alphabetical sequence. |
| www.itl.nist.gov /fipspubs/fip55-3.htm (9769 words) |
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