Gold Edition North American NPA NXX Database

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Produced: on or before 5th calendar day monthly
Current Release: November 3, 2024
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The Gold Edition is a general use area code and exchange NPA-NXX data product. It provides complete coverage of the entire North American Numbering Plan NPA NXX central office assignments at the 1,000 block level, basic carrier identification, rate center, and associated geographic data.

Geographic latitude and longitude with place names are included to identify and locate the basic exchange area served by the NPA NXX. These coordinates can be used for general positioning and distance calculations between exchanges.

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NPA NXX Master Assignments File
FieldData TypeField Description
NPACHAR (3)Numbering Plan Area code, the first three digits of a 10 digit North American Numbering Plan (NANP) number, commonly called the Area Code.
NXXCHAR (3)Central Office Code, the first three digits following the Area Code in a 10 digit NANP number, commonly called the telephone exchange or prefix.
BLOCK_IDCHAR (1)Block identifier. Implies, represents, or identifies either the entire group of 10,000 numbers or a specific group of 1,000 numbers within the NPA NXX.
TBP_INDCHAR (1)Thousands-block pooling indicator.
LATACHAR (5)Local Access and Transport Area (LATA), or LATA-like code of the Rate Center.
LTYPECHAR (1)Identifies whether the primary use of the NPA NXX is wireless or landline based on its initial assignment.
STATECHAR (2)State or province postal abbreviation of the Rate Center locale.
COUNTRYCHAR (2)ISO 3166-1 Country Code of the Rate Center locale.
RCVARCHAR (128)Full name of the geographical Rate Exchange Area, commonly referred to as the Rate Center. A Rate Center identifies the geographic area (i.e. locality, town, or city) served by a particular NPA NXX combination.
SWITCHCHAR (11)The Common Language® Location Identifier (CLLI) code of the telco switch serving the NPA NXX. This field is generally present for all United States and Canadian records. For NXXs in the Caribbean and Bermuda NPAs, the SWITCH field may be populated with SWCHxxUNKNO, where xx identifies one of the countries or territories in the Caribbean or Bermuda.
ZIPVARCHAR (5)5-digit United States ZIP or 3-character Canadian Forward Sortation Area code for the Rate Center locale.
ZIP2VARCHAR (5)Second possible ZIP or FSA code
ZIP3VARCHAR (5)Third possible ZIP or FSA code
ZIP4VARCHAR (5)Fourth possible ZIP or FSA code
FIPSCHAR (5)United States Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) County Code of the primary county the Rate Center locale is located in.
FIPS2CHAR (5)Second possible FIPS code
FIPS3CHAR (5)Third possible FIPS code
CBSACHAR (5)Core Based Statistical Area Code of the Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area the Rate Center locale is located in.
CBSA2CHAR (5)Second possible CBSA code
MSACHAR (4)Historical 4-digit Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) code of the MSA the Rate Center is located in. MSA codes have been replaced with the 5-digit CBSA codes.
PMSACHAR (4)Historical 4-digit Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) code of the PMSA the Rate Center is located in. PMSA codes have been replaced with the 5-digit CBSA code.
LATITUDEDOUBLELatitude in decimal degrees of the general NPA NXX service area.
LONGITUDEDOUBLELongitude in decimal degrees of the general NPA NXX service area.
OCN_CATEGORYCHAR (1)Identifies the general company/carrier "type" of the OCN.
OCNCHAR (4)4-character Operating Company Number (OCN) also known as a NECA Company Code, identifying the NPA NXX code-holder or block-holder.
DERIVED_FROM_NPACHAR (3)Indicates the previous NPA that existed in the area covered by a given NPA. In cases of overlays, some or all of the previous NPAs may still cover the area. The OVERLAY field should be referenced to determine how to interpret this field.
NEWNPAVARCHAR (20)Specifies the new area code to be used with the NXX or new area code(s) created in the same coverage area as the current area code. The OVERLAY field should be referenced to determine how to interpret this field.
OVERLAYCHAR (1)Single character field to determine how the DERIVED_FROM_NPA and NEWNPA fields should be interpreted.
LIRVARCHAR (128)Name of Local Interconnection Region rate center is assigned to if any.

LATA Assignments File
FieldData TypeField Description
LATACHAR (5)Local Access Transport Area code.
STATECHAR (2)Two character state, province, or territory abbreviation of the NPA/NXX Service Center location.
COUNTRYCHAR (2)This two character field is the ISO 3166 Country Code for LATA location
LOCATIONVARCHAR (64)Generalized name defining the LATA location

OCN (Carrier) Assignments File
FieldData TypeField Description
OCNCHAR (4)4-character state or regional Operating Company Number (OCN) also known as a NECA Company Code.
OVERALL_OCNCHAR (4)4-character overall Operating Company Number (OCN).
TYPEVARCHAR (8)Type of carrier or service provider
NECACHAR (1)Specifies whether the paticular OCN is a National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) member.
COMPANYVARCHAR (128)The legal or generally formal name of the service provider.
DBAVARCHAR (128)The commonly recognized business name of the service provider.
CommonNameVARCHAR (128)The common consumer recognized trade name of the service provider.

County Cross-Reference File
FieldData TypeField Description
CountyCodeCHAR (5)Five-digit U.S. FIPS county code or four-digit Statistics Canada Census Division code.
CountryCHAR (2)Two character country abbreviation
StateCHAR (2)Two character state, province, or territory abbreviation
NameVARCHAR (128)Name of the county or division
TypeVARCHAR (80)Organizational recognition of the county or division
LandAreaNUMBERCounty or Census Division land area in square miles
Pop2006NUMBERU.S. Census Bureau, Population Division or Statistics Canada reported 2006 population

Metropolitan Area Assignments File
FieldData TypeField Description
CBSACHAR (5)5-digit Core Based Statistical Area code (United States) or 3-digit Statistics Canada Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or Census Agglomeration (CA) code (Canada).
CSACHAR (3)Three-digit Combined Statistical Area code if the CBSA is part of a larger statistical area.
AREA_NAMEVARCHAR (64)Official name of the statistical area.
STATEVARCHAR (20)Abbreviated state code(s) for the statistical area.
AREA_TYPEVARCHAR (64)Metropolitan or Micropolitan statistical area.

OMB MSA-PMSA Assignments File
FieldData TypeField Description
MSACHAR (4)4-digit Metropolitan Statistical Area code.
TYPEVARCHAR (8)Identifies whether the code is an MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area), PMSA (Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area), or CMSA (Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area).
NAMEVARCHAR (128)Official name of the MSA, PMSA or CMSA.
CMSACHAR (2)2-digit Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
POPULATIONINTEstimated year 2000 population