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State Boundaries

The table in this category contains data for US state polygons courtesy of the US Census Bureau.

Account Access

Account TypeHas Access?
MapQuestGOYes
BasicYes
PlusYes
Business (& Enchanced)Yes
Business Plus (&Enchanced)Yes
EnterpriseYes

Table Schema - mqap.usstateboundaries

Field NameField TypeDescription
REGIONStringCurrent Census region code
DIVISIONStringCurrent Census division code
STATEFPStringCurrent state Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code
STATENSStringCurrent state ANSI code
GEOIDStringCurrent state FIPS code, country FIPS code, county subdivision FIPS code, and a subminor civil division FIPS code
STUSPSStringCurrent United States Postal Service state abbreviation
NAMEStringVariable length geographic area name (e.g. Atlanta)
LSADStringConcatenated variable length geographic area name and legal/statistical area description (e.g. Atlanta city)
MTFCCStringMAP/TIGER feature class code
FUNCSTATStringCurrent functional status
ALANDIntegerCurrent land area (square meters)
AWATERIntegerCurrent water area (square meters)
INTPTLATStringCurrent latitude of the internal point
INTPTLONStringCurrent latitude of the internal point