topic Re: why do zip codes show in wrong state? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

why do zip codes show in wrong state?

MarieMaresh — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 22:56:00 GMT

Hi,

I'm having a problem when creating layers with zip codes. Some of my zip codes are showing up in the wrong states. I have made sure to format my zips as text. I'm not sure what to do to correct this. It is throwing my data off.

Re: why do zip codes show in wrong state?

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:00:30 GMT

some examples codes? and where should they be? and where are they showing up?

Re: why do zip codes show in wrong state?

MarieMaresh — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:09:06 GMT

Hi Dan,

The should all be in Texas and originally I thought they may be PO Box zips, but they are showing up all over the place with demographic info attached. Below are a few examples. Thank you for your help.

Zip

Should be:

Showing up:

77993

Goliad County TX

Indiana

78342

Jim Wells County TX

Tennessee

78144

Karnes County TX

North Carolina

78333

Jim Wells County TX

Pennsylvania

Re: why do zip codes show in wrong state?

JoshuaBixby — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:45:49 GMT

How are you creating your "layers with zip codes," i.e., what steps are you taking to generate the layer.

Re: why do zip codes show in wrong state?

MarieMaresh — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:52:59 GMT

Hi Joshua, I created a table with the zip codes, formatted them to text, and added the data.

Re: why do zip codes show in wrong state?

JoshuaBixby — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 18:47:18 GMT

There has to be more to it than that because loading a TXT or CSV with zip codes in it simply creates a table in Pro. I assume you geocoded those zip codes in the table after adding them. What tools and arguments did you use to geocode?

I used the Geocode Address tool in Pro to geocode a handful of zip codes, including a couple you listed. The locations all showed up in the right place.