Having trouble adding zip code boundry layer

[JoshGuss]

Hello,

I am new to ArcGIS and am experimenting with putting together a custom map that has a zip code boundary layer. The Census Bureau offers these datasets (for each state) in the Shapefile format, however, the issue I am running into is that the file has more then 1000 features in it.

In doing some searching around the forums about this, it seems that there is a way one could split up a shapefile, however, I am completely confused about how to go about doing this.

For reference, you can download the ZIP file here: http://sirtinstudios.com/GA_Zipcodes.zip (I tried attaching the file to this post but it said it was too large)

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.

Josh

[MikeMinami]

Splitting up the shapefile won't really help you. The solution is to either create a web service out of the shapefile (by publishing it to ArcGIS Server) or finding a service out there already.

When you add a shapefile to a web map, the browser draws the features. The 1000 feature limit isn't on a per-layer basis. The total of ALL layers that you add to the map that are being drawn by the browser should be less than 1000. Actually, this feature limit is an estimate. If you have complex line or polygon geometry with a lot of vertices, the limit will be less. It's due to the browser's ability to handle the drawing.

Mike