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

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NamingSystem: 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/NamingSystem/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
Copyright/Legal: Data/works created by NIST employees that are not covered by the Standard Reference Data Act are subject to 17 U.S.C. §105 and generally are not subject to copyright protection within the United States. NIST data or other works may be subject to copyright protection in foreign countries. NIST may also obtain and hold copyright in data/works created by non-NIST employees (e.g., NIST contractors) when copyright is assigned to NIST.

"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

Generated Narrative: NamingSystem FIPS64

Summary

Defining URL

http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/FIPS64

Version

1.0.0

Name

FIPS6_4

Title

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

Status

active

Definition

"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

Publisher

U.S. Department of Commerce; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Copyright

Data/works created by NIST employees that are not covered by the Standard Reference Data Act are subject to 17 U.S.C. §105 and generally are not subject to copyright protection within the United States. NIST data or other works may be subject to copyright protection in foreign countries. NIST may also obtain and hold copyright in data/works created by non-NIST employees (e.g., NIST contractors) when copyright is assigned to NIST.