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CodeSystem: Federal Information Processing Standards Publication: Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas (FIPS 6-4)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/FIPS64				Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2024-10-21			Responsible: U.S. Department of Commerce; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	Computable Name: FIPS6_4
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.6.93
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"The FIPS county code is a five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code (FIPS 6-4) which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States, certain U.S. possessions, and certain freely associated states. This is the 3-digit part of the 5-digit county FIPS code specifically standing for the county."

For more information, see https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/FIPS/fipspub6-4.pdf

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