Ziplore US ZIP codes 2026-09-24: GeoNames + Census 2024 Gazetteer + ACS 2020-2024

README.md

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+---
+license: cc-by-4.0
+pretty_name: Ziplore US ZIP Codes with Census Demographics (41,682 ZIPs)
+tags:
+- zip-codes
+- postal-codes
+- geocoding
+- census
+- demographics
+- american-community-survey
+- us
+size_categories:
+- 10K<n<100K
+configs:
+- config_name: default
+  data_files: zips.csv
+---
+
+# Ziplore US ZIP Codes: city, county, coordinates, time zone and Census demographics
+
+A free, current replacement for the frozen ZIP data inside `uszipcode` (last release 2022), `pyzipcode` (2021) and the `zipcodes` npm package (2018). One row per US ZIP code (50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, the island areas and APO/FPO/DPO military ZIPs), 41,682 rows.
+
+| column | meaning |
+|---|---|
+| `zip` | 5-digit ZIP code (text, keeps leading zeros) |
+| `city` | USPS place name (GeoNames); `APO`/`FPO`/`DPO` for military ZIPs |
+| `state`, `stateName`, `stateFips` | USPS state code, name, 2-digit FIPS |
+| `county`, `countyFips` | main county (the one holding most of the ZIP's land area, Census 2020 relationship file) and its 5-digit FIPS |
+| `counties` | every county the ZIP touches: `FIPS:share_of_land_area` separated by `;` |
+| `latitude`, `longitude` | ZIP centre (GeoNames; Census internal point when GeoNames has none) |
+| `timezone` | IANA time zone at that point (e.g. `America/Chicago`) |
+| `hasZcta` | `true` when the ZIP has a Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (a residential delivery area). PO-box-only and single-building ZIPs don't, so they have no area or demographics |
+| `landSqMi`, `waterSqMi` | ZCTA land and water area, square miles (2024 Gazetteer) |
+| `population`, `populationDensity` | ACS 2020–2024 5-year population and people per square mile of land |
+| `medianAge`, `medianHouseholdIncome`, `perCapitaIncome` | ACS 5-year estimates (dollars) |
+| `medianHomeValue`, `medianGrossRent` | ACS 5-year estimates. Top-coded by the Census: `2000001` means $2,000,000 or more, `250001` income means $250,000 or more, `3501` rent means $3,500 or more |
+| `housingUnits`, `occupiedUnits`, `ownerOccupiedUnits`, `ownerOccupiedPct` | ACS housing counts and the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied |
+
+Empty cell = not available (no ZCTA, or the Census suppressed the estimate for a very small area).
+
+```python
+import pandas as pd
+df = pd.read_csv("https://huggingface.co/datasets/shaw276/us-zip-codes-demographics/resolve/main/zips.csv", dtype={"zip": str, "stateFips": str, "countyFips": str})
+print(df[df.zip == "60614"].T)
+```
+
+## Want radius search, nearest ZIP from coordinates, city → ZIPs, or an API for AI agents?
+
+[Ziplore on the Apify Store](https://apify.com/cybermax/zip-data-api) answers those from this same table: give it ZIP codes (or addresses containing them), "City, ST" names, coordinates or a radius, and it returns one clean JSON record per ZIP with distance in miles, nearby ZIPs, current UTC offset and the demographics above. $0.0005 per ZIP returned; unknown ZIPs are free. It also works as an MCP tool for AI agents.
+
+## Sources and licence
+
+- ZIP codes, place names, coordinates: [GeoNames](https://www.geonames.org/) postal code dump, CC BY 4.0.
+- ZCTA areas: US Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; ZCTA-to-county: Census 2020 relationship file; demographics: American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates (table-based summary files). Public domain.
+- Time zones: [timezonefinder](https://github.com/jannikmi/timezonefinder), built on [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder) (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
+
+This table is published under CC BY 4.0: credit "Ziplore by CyberMax, with data from GeoNames, the US Census Bureau and OpenStreetMap contributors". ACS figures are survey estimates with margins of error; ZCTAs approximate, and are not identical to, USPS delivery areas. Made by CyberMax.

meta.json

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+{
+ "built": "2026-09-24",
+ "rows": 41682,
+ "withZcta": 33791,
+ "sources": {
+  "geonames": "US+PR postal codes, downloaded 2026-09-24",
+  "gazetteer": "2024 ZCTA",
+  "acs": "2020-2024 5-year",
+  "relationship": "2020 ZCTA-county"
+ },
+ "attribution": "GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), US Census Bureau, OpenStreetMap contributors via timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL)"
+}