The Mexico Postal Code Polygons (MexicoPostalPolygons File Geodatabase Feature Class) layer represents the 5-digit postal code areas of Mexico. The first two digits identify the state or part of same. The postal code polygons are assigned to different types of settlements as the "colonias" (Boundaries). Colonia is the smallest administrative area that exists in Mexico.
This layer contains the following fields:
Field Name | Description | Values |
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OBJECTID | Internal feature number | Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. |
Shape | Feature geometry | Coordinates defining the features. |
POSTCODE |
Postal code | The five-digit code used to identify an area where mail is delivered |
ISO_CTRY | Country Abbreviation | ISO Alpha 3 code for the country. |
ADMIN1 | Country | Name of the country where the postal code is located. |
ADMIN2 | N/A | N/A for Mexico, left blank. |
ADMIN3 | State | Name of the state where the postal code is located: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Distrito Federal, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas. |
ADMIN4 | Municipality | Name of municipality where the postal code is located. |
ADMIN5 | Settlement | Name of settlement where the postal code is located. Each postal code may be associated to one or several settlement names, for example, in many cities the downtown area is called "CENTRO HISTORICO". |
SETT_TYPE | Settlement type | Type of settlement where the postal code is located: Aeropuerto, Ampliacion, Barrio, Campamento, Ciudad, Club De Golf, Colonia, Condominio, Congregacion, Conjunto Hab, Conjunto Habitaciona, Ejido, Equipamiento, Estacion, Exhacienda, Finca, Fraccionamiento, Gran Usuario, Granja, Hacienda, Ingenio, Parque Industrial, Poblado Comunal, Pueblo, Rancho, Rancho O Rancheria, Residencial, Unidad Habitacion, Unidad Habitacional, Villa, Zona Comercial, Zona Federal, Zona Industrial. |
AREA | Area | Postal code area size in square miles. |
Shape_Length | Length of feature in internal units | Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. |
Shape_Area | Area of feature in internal units | Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. |